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sad-faced

[ sad-feyst ]

/ ˈsædˈfeɪst /

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adjective

having a face characterized by or expressing sorrow.

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Origin of sad-faced

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby sad-faced

saddletree, saddo, Sadducee, Sade, Sade, Marquis de, sad-faced, sadhaka, sadhana, sadhe, sadhika, sadhu

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Example sentences from the Web for sad-faced

Yet this, in the end, is a book from which one emerges sad, gloomy, disenchanted, at least if we agree to take it seriously.
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But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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Haha, what a sad thing to be great at, but yeah, I guess I am.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
All through the sad duties of the next four days Felipe was conscious of the undercurrent of this premonition.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
She looked up at him with sad and eloquent eyes, which softened his heart in spite of himself.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
It was a sad day for Ramona and Alessandro when the kindly Hyers pulled up their tent-stakes and left the valley.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

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