sad

Example Sentences

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Lamenting the lack of official help, she added: "It had to come from loved-ones, friends and family, which is really sad."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

She describes the current mood as “sodden and heavy” and says that such thinking “makes everything feel sad, defeated.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Sian Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion MP, added: "Unbearably sad news this morning. My thoughts are with the families and friends of these three women."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Some beautiful, others sad and desolate. Beginnings, ending, the in-betweens. Seeking to understand where it came from, asking how long it has been there,” she mused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“Sadly, that wasn’t I,” said Duane, although secretly, he wasn’t that sad.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el