Sentence examples for make for sad from inspiring English sources

Howells's last years make for sad reading, as perhaps all last years must.

The unfolding news made for sad reading in every way.

VIENNA — Berlioz's struggle to get his grand opera "Les Troyens" produced makes for sad reading.

STEVEN BERKOWITZ New York To the Editor: Kay Hymowitz's unquestioning reverence for Robert George's great leaps of logic made for sad reading indeed.

It makes for sad reading, but at least it suggests that DJ Premier made peace with his former Gang Starr partner before the rapper died.

I'm sorry to say that I'm flying blind here, I can't find my copy of the magazine, but recall that the journal makes for sad and bitter reading; Truffaut had lots of trouble dealing with the complex, studio-bound shoot and with Werner himself.

The latest report by the Alzheimer's Society makes for sad reading: a survey of more than 2,300 people with dementia and their carers shows that more than 50% of those living in care homes paid in excess of £15,600 a year towards their own care; and only 39% of people received all the help they needed from social services.

This makes for sad reading, but there were a handful of industries where women routinely earn a comparable, or higher wage than men.

When tragedy befalls them they make for a sad vignette, but "you can't buy insurance in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and cancel it when you get out.

Soggy potato chips make for a sad desk lunch.

Not to mention, that would make for a very sad career, seeing that Pepper's the first of her sort we've seen on screen since the 1930's.