sad-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sad-faced
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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Entertaining down to the last minute, the Bastille Opera finally opened its season with a sad-faced functionary who stepped in front of the curtain to tell us that the “Simone Boccanegra” baritone was indisposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Then there is the veteran Filipina actress Ruby Ruiz, whose performance as Margaret’s sad-faced, cuddly domestic worker, Essie, is in many ways the beating heart of “Expats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
"Instead of the radiant woman of my imagination," she writes in her memoir, "I saw a quiet, pale, sad-faced, in fact dull young woman arrive listlessly on the arm of her husband."
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
The cast of Shin Bet officers who must uncover the missing connections and find the real culprits carries over to the new season, led by Mickey Leon as the sad-faced Eitan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
Mr. Flux, sad-faced and defeated, said, “He’s right, you know.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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