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

Stefan, if something of a sad sack, is also a charming big galoot who sincerely believes in love.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 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

In “Night Safari,” first performed in January 2018, Wilson plays Gary, the sad sack leader of what may be the most pathetic animal tour ever.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The same problem plagues sad sack Ken, who, aside from being underwritten, is saddled with the worst of the film’s gross-out humor.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2021