sad thing

collocation in English

meaningsofsadandthing

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sad
adjective
uk
/sæd/us
/sæd/
unhappy ...
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thing
noun
uk
/θɪŋ/us
/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofsadandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsad thing

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That is asadthingto have to say about an otherwise beautiful constituency.
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Thesadthingis that the opportunity has been missed, and very badly missed indeed.
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That is asadthingto do tonight.
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It is a verysadthingthat we have had to enter into rationing.
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Thesadthingis that the disaster could probably have happened anywhere else in the country.
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Thesadthingis that this industry is split into two.
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It would be a verysadthingif it did.
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That is asadthingto have to say.
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This is asadthingto consider, and something which we ought to regard seriously.
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Thesadthingis that a great national asset is going down the pan.
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That would be a verysadthingfor the country as a whole.
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This is thesadthingone must accept—technical ability based on national subsidy.
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But thesadthingis that for centuries they have been regarded as an inferior people.
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It would be asadthingwere that the case.
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Thesadthingis that it is so unnecessary.
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Thesadthingis that all that is avoidable.
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Thesadthingabout this is that it involves our young, skilled people.
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Thesadthingis that the original decisions were so awful.
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Thesadthingis that this problem goes back almost to the beginning of time.
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