sad

Example Sentences

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“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

Mind you, Lawrence’s signature formula is still very much in play here, centering the plot around a sensitive, sad hero trying to start over after a great loss.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

“It’s a very, very sad thing on a human level,” Allen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I admit, “It strikes me as really sad that so many people are going to this app to, like, figure out how to be with their kids.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Beautiful things, sad things, scary things, and lonely things, thought Duane.

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