sad sack

Example Sentences

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Would that Christmas sad sack be hosting a cooking show on TikTok?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

In “Beau Is Afraid,” Joaquin Phoenix plays a terminal sad sack who’s an ideal vessel for a creep out.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

We first encounter Art as a high school sad sack in 1988.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

Delaney and Cassidy are terrific as sibling rivals, with Delaney's Hatch taking the sad sack role as the wise loser everyone disregards.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022

Tannhäuser, no longer louche but styled with a shaved head and dressed in baggy black, comes across as a sad sack hanging out at the piano.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021