saddest

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It’s the first ingredient in what I believe is television’s saddest picnic — and one of its most beautiful meals.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

“Today was the saddest day since I’ve been here because, as a foreigner in this land, I expected what I knew about the U.S.,” he said during a virtual press conference that morning.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Part-sculpted work and marble block, each has a tragic aspect to it, recalling John Greenleaf Whittier’s forlorn observation: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Washington Nationals have been one of baseball’s saddest franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

That was the saddest thing I ever saw with them, the old man thought.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway