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

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

From Salon • Jun. 8, 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

“They have leveraged the property over time, and the upkeep is just not there. It’s sad to see it go downhill.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It feels unbearably sad to me all of a sudden—that Dad spent so much time building a treehouse in a yard that isn’t his anymore.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison