sad

Example Sentences

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“In a weird way, I was sad when we had the last one,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Rooney is United's all-time leading scorer and said the decline of Rashford's Old Trafford career was sad.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I would be sad if it sounded like techno, but I’d get used to it.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Part-sculpted work and marble block, each has a tragic aspect to it, recalling John Greenleaf Whittier’s forlorn observation: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I feel overwhelmingly grateful to her for being sad about their breakup instead of gloating.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison