be sad
Example Sentences
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“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
"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’m very conscious of how fast she’s growing up, and I know me — I’ll be sad when it’s over.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It was much easier to be sad than to go back and forth between emotions, and this gave me the determination I needed to keep moving.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
