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saddest

  • superlative of sad.

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Saddest of all, Karen rarely speaks any longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the movie “Spinal Tap,” but that’s where the title “The Saddest of All Keys” comes from.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Once Bridgers signed Muna to her Saddest Factory Records label in 2021, their fortunes changed overnight.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

Upon getting the green light during the pandemic, she dubbed it — true to her Halloween-y sense of humor — Saddest Factory Records.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Saddest of all, their owners were glad to see them go, on account of the difficulty of putting them together.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.