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The phrase "a sad case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or person that evokes pity or sympathy due to unfortunate circumstances.
Example: "The story of the abandoned dog was truly a sad case that touched everyone's hearts."
Alternatives: "a tragic situation" or "an unfortunate case".
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It's just a sad case".
A sad case.
"It's a sad case," he said.
I'm a sad case, really".
"It's such a sad case".
His is a sad case.
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"All clowns are sad," he says, but he was a sadder case than most.
The Sitter is his wacky new film, about as edgy as a balsawood butter-knife, about Noah, a sad-case guy played by Jonah Hill.
When I was a doctor in training I was involved in a very sad case, the unexpected death of a patient, a woman in her fifties who had diabetes.* She had been seen in the clinic and diagnosed with pneumonia only two days before her passing.
IPCC associate commissioner Guido Liguori said: "This is a desperately sad case where a teenage girl has lost her life.
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