sad

Example Sentences

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“I told you you wouldn’t believe me,” Angela said, and she sounded so sad that Jonah felt guilty on Chip’s behalf.

From Literature

When she finished, she felt happy and sad at the same time, because the ending was warm and smiley but she didn’t want to say good-bye to the people in the book.

From Literature

"It is so sad, some staff trusted to work with patients have acted so terribly. Not all staff are bad, but the organisation needs to take action to make sure patients are protected," they said.

From BBC

When the travel blogger told people about her sleepcation, she mostly heard the same retort: “It’s a sad world we live in where people travel just to sleep,” she recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Jersey Hospitality Association said The Pavilion's social media post reflected "the sad reality of where the industry sits as a result of huge base cost increases."

From BBC