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as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad

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Recent Examples of sad Well, that might have been the saddest in this sorrowful string against the Saints, a 36-25 clunker by Lake Michigan that wasn’t anywhere nearly as close as the final score indicated. Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 One of the saddest things about a divorce is that kids end up in the middle of the mess. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025 The Yankees lost in the ALDS to their division rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays, in four games in a sad ending to their season. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 Reichardt’s granular view of the plot, clearly bound for disaster, is both terribly sad and absurdly funny. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sad
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Adjective
  • Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Lawmakers are reportedly unhappy with briefings on the strikes, unable to clarify the legal basis of the strikes, and the refusal from Pentagon officials to provide unedited video footage of such incidents.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His college career has come to an end in a very depressing way.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As a result, his work is equal parts depressing and invigorating.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And Craig Waterman, the marketing executive from the 2024 film Friendship, took Robinson into new territory with a darker and more pathetic take on the same neurotic type.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In his brightest moments, Mike is boyishly gentle, a little wacky, and modestly proud — all in ways that Dillane manages to make feel both pathetic and delightful.
    Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Actually, more than mad, the guy is heartbroken.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Among those heartbroken fans was DJ Premier, who was one of the first people to comment on his passing.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What began as one of the most heartbreaking, devastating experiences of my life, turned into an unending nightmare.
    Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Their deaths are heartbreaking because fans will no longer be able to hear the music, watch the films, and enjoy the work.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Browns have scored the second-fewest points in the NFL, ahead of only the pitiful Tennessee Titans.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • On the side of the highway, Wilson cuts a pitiful, solitary figure.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • As Yassir Zabiri flung his boot in the air, the ball bounced off the unfortunate Joshua Wynder and into his own net.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Tight end Orande Gadsden had a very unfortunate early fumble, resulting in a long touchdown run.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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