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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Or that one’s sad because his dog died.
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Adjective
In this sad hour, my thoughts are with his family, friends and innumerable fans.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
The world is tough, and you're just inundated with sad, negative, cruel things all the time, every day, hourly.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Or that one’s sad because his dog died.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Who knows what sad history lies in Mai Viro’s past, who has found a little foothold in the house of Malik Awan?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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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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