sad to say

adverb

Sadly; unfortunately.

“Sad to say, I can’t remember anything else about him. Only that voice, whispering in my ear.”

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Meanings

adverb

alternative sad2say

  1. Sadly; unfortunately.

    Sad to say, I can’t remember anything else about him. Only that voice, whispering in my ear.

    1 more example

    However, some of us did make quite reasonable patterns and had the satisfaction of seeing castings produced from them but, sad to say, many of these efforts were used as firewood after they had left the shop.

    1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
regretfullysadlyunfortunately
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APA

sad to say. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20to%20say

MLA

“sad to say.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20to%20say. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sad to say,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20to%20say.

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