How to Use sad in a Sentence

sad

adjective
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  • The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.
  • He lived a sad life.
  • It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
  • Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
  • People were sad that he was leaving.
  • We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
  • The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
  • He's feeling sad because his pet died.
  • The experience left her sadder but wiser.
  • When it's slowed down like that, the lyrics in that song are sad.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
  • And the sad part of that is, the bad guys aren't giving up their guns.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • What’s the sad news that drives that fact home again this week.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 June 2022
  • The whole thing has just been very sad for me and just very hard.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
  • But the emoji that best describes the emotions of the one with the sad face.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Some of those injuries are part of the game, but just so sad.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Neon tears Crying in the club doesn't have to look sad.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Back in the day, the wave was a happy dance for a sad franchise.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 15 June 2017
  • Howard went before the others, but the trail was long and sad.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Noah Cyrus is all about sharing the sad times with fans.
    — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 20 Sep. 2018
  • Yet the high point of the evening was far more subtle and somewhat sad.
    — Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
  • Prepare for the type of sad that weighs in your soul and sets off silent streams of tears.
    — Christine Giordano, Women's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Some of them are wistful love songs and some of them are very sad.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The sad thing is there will be people who think this is great.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
  • The sad events in your country have forced you to cross our borders.
    — Blane Bachelor, CNN, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Thank you for all the love and everything else, but sad day.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of people don’t do anything about it and that to me is sad.
    — Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 20 Aug. 2017
  • What to me is sad is just how many people's views seem to have changed.
    — CBS News, 27 July 2021
  • But it’s, uh, sad because this is, this is end of life stuff.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • So there’s perhaps no greater sin than to serve a casserole with a sad, soggy topping.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One of Jones’ most famous productions stands as his top-selling title in this sad moment, but it’s not credited to him as an artist.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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