sad
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With his lanky frame, unruly hair and sad, deep-set eyes, Turturro, 69, often inhabits twitchy, tightly wound characters, though he can also recede into stillness, conveying buried hurt and pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The classifieds-like posts open candidly: “This is going to seem sad, but I really need to find some friends” or “I’m tired of being lonely.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"We are very sad and I think it will be a long time to put it back as it was before."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
"They want to know why this happened, why people are sad."
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
I’m just sad that in my twelve years of life, Mom never planned a vacation here.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Navarrete kept calm even as the stories she heard grew sadder and sadder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We were able to find the body; some people couldn't. And that seems even sadder to me," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
And even sadder to see globalization tossed aside like last year’s toy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
"Nothing can make me sadder, or diminish my value more than losing my dad, one of my best mates and the rock of our family."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
After a minute, when I was just about to give up, I heard the brook reply, sadder and stiller than I’d ever heard it before, “It’s not over yet.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
He called it the saddest profession, given the disappointments and feelings of being trapped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The best documented and maybe saddest story is that of a bear named “Monarch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion: Running out of money is not the saddest retirement mistake you can make.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Anton Du Beke, who was her partner on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010, said he was devastated by her death, which he called the "saddest of news".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The man looked at her and his eyes were the saddest she’d ever seen, a muddy brown, like river sludge.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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