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saddest

  • superlative
    of sad.
    sad
    adjective
    affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful.

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Read: Opinion: Running out of money is not the saddest retirement mistake you can make.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Anton Du Beke, Widdecombe's dance partner on Strictly, said her death was the "saddest of news".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Mr. Adams also proved to be the right composer to memorialize America’s saddest day: Sept. 11, 2001, when the nation was brought virtually to its knees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It’s the first ingredient in what I believe is television’s saddest picnic — and one of its most beautiful meals.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Carmen smiled the saddest smile Sierra had ever seen.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older