sad situation

collocation in English

meaningsofsadandsituation

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sad
adjective
uk
/sæd/us
/sæd/
unhappy ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofsadandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsad situation

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What you present us with here is really an extremelysadsituation.
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I had a letter the other day from an aged couple who are in thissadsituation.
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It is a verysadsituationthat the proper rights of our own people appear to be in conflict with our international friendships.
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We none of us can find much comfort in thesadsituationthere.
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It is a rathersadsituationfor the sterling area.
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Then there is the verysadsituationof the extent to which consumers are given support and have their views taken into account.
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Surely we cannot fail to sympathise with those couples; nor fail to be moved by theirsadsituation.
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It may be said that that is an unfair suggestion, but we are confronted with asadsituation.
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These are not the words of politicians making political capital out of thatsadsituation.
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It will be done through the ballot box, unlike thesadsituationin many other strife-torn parts of the world.
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That would avoid thesadsituationwhich still exists, whereby teachers trot out dictated notes day after day.
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It is a reallysadsituationfor hundreds of thousands of women over 60 right now.
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Thissadsituationis likely to get worse rather than better.
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To put a tenant in a position where he cannot complain without fear of losing his home is a verysadsituation.
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We are in a very serious andsadsituation.
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As a matter of fact we are faced with asadsituation, since we need to debate a request for immediate assistance.
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We all agree that the country would be in asadsituationif subjected to a nuclear attack.
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That is clearly a deplorable and verysadsituation.
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The facts about thissadsituation, in varying degrees of accuracy, have been recounted many times in the past few days.
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They have suffered enormously and it is only in recent years that thissadsituationis beginning to be remedied.
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