Sentence examples for a sad understanding from inspiring English sources

Without condescending to its characters or becoming overtly political, the beautifully acted film distills antagonistic red-state, blue-state attitudes with a sad understanding that no amount of polite walking on eggshells can dispel the tension between them.

In a fever of sad understanding, I saw beyond envies such as these.

It is demoralising when disabled people like Vervoort express – understandably – exhaustion with the everyday struggle of existence and discouragement with life and are met with sad, understanding nods.

Sex, drugs and heartbreak line the path to a sadder, wiser understanding of life, in which youthful rage and idealism are blunted but not entirely abandoned.

But one of the most striking characteristics of many of the women who make it to a shelter is that, like Faheema, they have a sad but cleareyed understanding that they are in danger from their own families.

Mr. Russo juxtaposes youthful drama with the subtler, sadder understanding that comes later in life.

Laughing at mental illness is a sad reflection of our lack of understanding of its devastating effects.

And if we begin with that understanding, we can leave behind the past, a sad story of violence that must not be repeated".

Yet it's a sad movie and somehow inadequate in its lack of true pity or understanding.

It's a sad state of affairs when a late-night comedian has a better understanding of science than an NBC correspondent.

And instead of understanding we were simply being tested by the forces of change, we lived out a sad episode of charges of betrayal, questioning integrity and motives.