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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sad thing when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a feeling of disappointment or sorrow regarding a specific situation or event.
Example: "It's a sad thing when friendships fade away over time."
Alternatives: "unfortunate that" or "regrettable when".
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It's your blood and 'tis a sad thing when a man can't even drive a nail straight.
"To me, it's a sad thing when a guy has been the consummate player for us all year.
"And it's always a sad thing when it does".
It's just such a sad thing when a new person on the scene tries to exclude everyone, you know?
I wonder now when the burst of a bubble became a sad thing, when I stopped finding friends along the way.
"It is a sad thing when people don't understand that the people cannot vote away the rights of minorities," he added.
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It is a very sad thing when a professional journalism venture is unable to measure up to the standards of the group it criticises.
That church, along with two other churches in Ossining, Grace Alliance Church and the First Baptist Church, needed about 25 volunteers but were only able to recruit 10. "It's a very sad thing when three churches cannot provide an outreach children's program for the Ossining community for just one week a year," read a posting in Faith Lutheran Brethren's newsletter.
Being diagnosed with MS when my adult life was just starting was a sad thing, but I am not a sad person.
And when you stop seeing the joy in the world, that's a sad thing".
What a sad thing".
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