be sad
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Peter does tell Arlo that “it’s OK to be sad in my house,” confiding that he suffers from low self-esteem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Our daughter said she’d be sad if we sold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
“You could be sad in a bookshop,” Sophie muses at one point, “but you were never happier than when you were in a bookshop.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Of course I will be sad but this is football.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Of course, I would be terribly sad. Just like you would be sad if your mother stopped making her delicious guava pastries.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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