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—
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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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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
These people have gone through hell, and so checking in sometimes is just equally as sad and devastating.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
That sparked further investigation into the sad situation of socializing.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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Adjective
The sad reality is that Lucky really hasn't had all that much luck in his life to date.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
These people have gone through hell, and so checking in sometimes is just equally as sad and devastating.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
That sparked further investigation into the sad situation of socializing.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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