A sad case of emperor's new clothes but at what a cost for ordinary children.

He described it as a "very sad case" in which no real effort had been made to reach a solution.

He's a sad case who's scared of his own shadow.

Really sad case, that, because he'd been a fine man.

A woman afraid of losing her youthful looks is a sad case.

It was a sad case, but one that could hardly he discussed without laughter.

There have been sad cases of men who say things falsely, and I had to take a hand.

One of my parishioners was a very sad case in point.

"These were very sad cases, and there was no way to come away from yesterday's session without being deeply moved," he said.

I have seen in what sad case he is.