be sad
Example Sentences
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“We can find the right words for each other, which is great, and I think very helpful in mixed doubles because everything goes super quick. You have no time to be sad and upset.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Of course I'm going to be sad," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
I would be sad if it sounded like techno, but I’d get used to it.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
If the palace could be sad, did that mean her apartment missed her?
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
