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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 Part rom-com, part coming-of-age tale, the film is bright and funny and sexy and sad, the sort of thing that could only be made by someone who lived through so much of what her heroine encounters. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025 The spectacle of the Long Walk is even sadder as a stand-in for capitalist expectations, its conscripts literally marching themselves to death as sacrifices to fading American exceptionalism. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 Apparently the last thing people with motion sickness want is to hear sad songs. Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The Truth Teller is now just a sad little publication, running wire stories about celebrities and sports scores. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sad
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  • Both Ways on Netflix The Lovebirds In the 2020 adventure comedy The Lovebirds, Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani play an unhappy couple on the brink of splitting up.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But surveys have also shown many reservists are unhappy with the cabinet's plans, some openly accusing the government of lacking a cohesive strategy, a post-war plan for Gaza or a clear benchmark for victory.
    Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Compelling, sure, but more depressing than funny.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The news is depressing, and now the Tribune is ignoring what is, for those who are not sports fans, their leading form of entertainment.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • The end of that era came slowly, through the pathetic collapse of Syria and Lebanon as functioning states, and then quickly, when Israel began touching Hezbollah in unexpected places.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Want the poop on this pathetic history?
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • Hill’s 21-year-old son told WXYZ that his whole family is heartbroken.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Over the past half-decade, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been called off three times, leaving behind unrealized lineups, swampy farmlands, and heartbroken fans.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • And what heartbreaking twist derailed their emotional reunion back in 2020?
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Alaska State Troopers Active Missing Persons Bulletins webpage shows the faces of more than 150 missing people, each with a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking story.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • As del Toro sees it, Frankenstein’s pitiful creation has been cursed with life, cannot be killed (even bullets don’t stop him) and must face the same existential crisis that confronts us all.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Over 1,000 murdered whilst queuing for aid, starved due to their siege, whilst pitiful amounts of aid delivered by a sham agency controlled by Israel.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • If management succeeds in achieving its ambitious growth targets while maintaining leverage control, the stock could experience a significant multiple expansion from its current depressed levels.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • Injuries are unfortunate, but shouldn’t be legally actionable outside of cases of true neglect.
    Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No doubt my disdain for Labor Day has everything to do with its unfortunate spot on the calendar.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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