How to Use sad in a Sentence

sad

adjective
  • The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.
  • He lived a sad life.
  • It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
  • Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
  • People were sad that he was leaving.
  • We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
  • The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
  • He's feeling sad because his pet died.
  • The experience left her sadder but wiser.
  • This was -- one of the sad things.
    — ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • That is a sad sign of the times.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Just a sad, sad day for the fans.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The sweet, the sad, and the strange.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Which was sad, but maybe for the best.
    — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Then the slow, sad slide to a stop.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • My book is still very much a sad book.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That’s where that sad speech came from me.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The weeks had passed in a sad, snowy blur.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • And the sad part is, there was no threat.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This would be much less sad and much more fun.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This sad but true joke has been around for a while.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the sad news that drives that fact home again this week.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 June 2022
  • That would be a very sad moment.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This is the sad state of affairs.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • Leila’s ending is so sad to me.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The whole thing has just been very sad for me and just very hard.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
  • When it's slowed down like that, the lyrics in that song are sad.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
  • This is a sad moment for my school.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This is a sad episode to discuss with you.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Then my father died, and that was sad.
    — Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026

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