- comparative of sad.
sadder
Example Sentences
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And even sadder to see globalization tossed aside like last year’s toy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
But it became a much stranger, sadder story which almost a decade later is told onscreen in The Artist Who Disappeared.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
It’s also well cast, with the appealing Blyth always in control of the undercurrents, especially alongside the excellent Tovey, playing a sadder, wiser closetedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
The world would be a sadder place without Queen's music, John Waters' films, and Andy Warhol's paintings.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
And it grew sadder when the bells of the church began to toll, and the afternoon shadows lengthened.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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