There was a real sadness about it and quite an empty feeling.

But then it turns to real sadness, and then anger.

She placed her long hand on Stern's shoulder and gave him a level look of real sadness.

For the voters, the real sadness here arises from the missed opportunity.

No, if the sunset stayed and we got bored, that would be a real sadness.

Martine had intended to make it sound mocking, but there was instead a real sadness in his voice.

My response to the suspension of the fellowships is real sadness.

The real sadness at the heart of the story, the event no one faces for years, isn't meant to be a mystery that's dramatically revealed.

The real sadness is not the building, which is amusing in its way.

And that's the real sadness of the whole thing.