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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sound sad" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to explain a particular sound that is indicative of a sad emotion or atmosphere. For example, "The sound of the wind whistling through the trees sounded sad."
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"This is going to sound sad…" – a bowl of cereal?
"I do miss you, Mum," she says, trying to sound sad.
It makes it sound sad and desperate, especially considering the cadence and tone of the narrator.
On the page, this could sound sad: the desperate loneliness of the red carpet.
You can make major chords sound sad, but you can never make minor chords sound happy".
"Some of them cry out, and they sound sad, and some of them sound angry," Mr. Moe Seh said.
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Comparable adjustments were made to make the voices sound sadder or fearful.
Camus sounds serious, but he also sounds sad — he added the authority of sadness to the activity of political writing.
Momentarily, Hegarty sounds sad.
He sounded sad about that.
Ms. Salem sounded sad, not surprised.
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