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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sad sight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that evokes feelings of sorrow or disappointment when observed.
Example: "The abandoned playground, overgrown with weeds and rusting equipment, was truly a sad sight for the neighborhood children who once played there."
Alternatives: "a pitiful scene" or "a heartbreaking view".
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A sad sight.
It was a sad sight.
It was a sad sight, as both biographies note.
"It was a sad sight," Mr. Halkias said.
Rhiannon Kearns, another local, said: "It's really a sad sight.
THE road from Mildura to Merbein, in north-west Victoria, is a sad sight.
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The departure of Irish's fly-half, Mike Catt, who limped off after only 22 minutes, was a sadder sight.
If there is a sadder sight than a lycra-clad, mascara-streaked pit girl squelching through a muddy field in eight-inch heels, I have yet to see it.
Becca's attempted worm was a deeply sad sight, a masterclass in the elemental power of pathos, a devastating reminder that man is doomed to failure.
A gorilla, lying on his back on the coroner's slab, his legs folded like a baby's, is a very sad sight.
"It was a sad, sad sight," Washington later recalled, "a sight I'll never forget".
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