The phrase "a sad existence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a life or situation that is filled with sorrow or unhappiness.
Example: "After losing his job and facing numerous personal challenges, he felt he was living a sad existence."
Alternatives: "a miserable life" or "a sorrowful life."
"This is a sad existence," she said.
It sounded like a sad existence – an American superstar seeking the escape of seedy casinos in another country.
It's going to be a sad existence.
There's "Ben, whose penchant for computer games led to a sad existence," "James, whose flagrant disregard for personal hygiene changed his life for the worse," "Tim, who made sexist jokes and got exactly what he was asking for," and "Melissa, who lost both her legs because she wore skinny jeans the entire time".
Oh, how we laughed me at the fact "samisgoingtowin" had actually helped; her, presumably, in joy that someone out there was definitely leading a sadder existence than her.
Oh, how we laughed – me at the fact "samisgoingtowin" had actually helped me in my mission; her, presumably in joy that someone out there was definitely leading a sadder existence than her.
I get that steps have to be taken towards a career at some point (when you realize that living out your days like The Dude is a very sad existence) but I hope no one's actually expecting a four bedroom house in Surrey with two cars in the drive by the time they're 23.
I get that steps have to be taken towards a career at some point (when you realise that living out your days like The Dude is a very sad existence) but I hope no one's actually expecting a four bedroom house in Surrey with two cars in the drive by the time they're 23.
Wordsworth is now in his past, and -- short an appreciation of history, women, art -- Marin sketches in this thin book a genuinely sad existence: one in which he cannot love, cannot fight and cannot get off the Reference Train.
Racist jokes have a long and sad existence.
