sadder; saddest
1
a
: affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast
b(1)
: causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
(2)
: regrettable, deplorable
… a sad relaxation of morals.—
C. W. Cunnington
C. W. Cunnington
c
: of little worth
2
: of a dull somber color
sadness
noun
seasonal affective disorder
Examples of sad in a Sentence
Adjective
He's feeling sad because his pet died.
People were sad that he was leaving.
The experience left her sadder but wiser.
Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
a movie with a sad ending
He lived a sad life.
The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.
The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
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Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
For those with long memories who are sentimental and nostalgic, watching old familiar places go down from a college experience is a sad development.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
But the show helps highlight the sad reality that talent is not always enough to find success.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Working toward forgiveness tended to make people sad and anxious.
—Richard Balkin, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This loss of faith is sad, because the real South African story has a different lesson.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
For those with long memories who are sentimental and nostalgic, watching old familiar places go down from a college experience is a sad development.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
But the show helps highlight the sad reality that talent is not always enough to find success.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Working toward forgiveness tended to make people sad and anxious.
—Richard Balkin, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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sad
adjective
sadder; saddest
1
: filled with or expressing grief or unhappiness
sad songs
2
: causing grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
sadly
adverb
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