English Collocation

Home > Vocabulary Lessons > (Frequency | Letter Search | Word Search) > Sad

How to Use "Sad" with Example Sentences

Play / pause

0:00

0:00

volume

< previous

> next

Study Vocabulary Words

sad (adj): unhappy

Listen to all | All sentences (with pause)

Used with verbs:

"He looks sad because he lost his job."
(looks, be: is/am/are, feels, seems)

"That story sounds sad."
(sounds, be: is/am/are)

Used with adverbs:

"When our dog died, my daughter was particularly sad."
(particularly, especially, immensely, unbearably)

"The boy was a little sad because he didn't get ice cream for dessert."
(a little, slightly)

Used with nouns:

"The movie had a sad ending."
(ending, beginning, story)

"His grandmother's funeral was a sad event."
(event, ceremony)

"She enjoys sad songs."
(songs, melodies)

"Now we have to face the sad truth."
(truth, reality)

"The sad news made me cry."
(news, loss, occasion, reality, song, story, fact)

Used with prepositions:

"The student was sad about her bad grade on the exam."
(about)

"I feel sad for him."
(for)

Previous Word by Letter: rush

Next Word by Letter: safe

Previous Word by Frequency: repair

Next Word by Frequency: sand

Copyright © 2015 ENGLISHCOLLOCATION.COM
TERMS OF USE | CONTACT | PRIVACY POLICY