Collocations for "sad"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sad" in context.
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sad
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- am sad to [see you go, hear that, leave]
- sad about [leaving, forgetting]
- am sad for those who have
- it is the sad truth (that)
- is sad but true
- is sad and [lonely, angry, depressed, pathetic]
- is too sad to [leave, go out]
- will be a sad day (indeed) when
- and the sad [thing, part] is
- that is (some) sad news
- a sad [movie, book, story, tale]
- that [movie] is sad
- am feeling sad [today, right now]
- feeling sad because of
- have never felt [this, so] sad
- in a sad mood
- it is a sad fact of life that
- a sad attempt at [humor, a joke]
- a rather sad [suit, color, room, atmosphere]
- [he's, what a] sad case
'sad' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):