Gray
Gray adjective - Of the color gray.
Usage example: the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When it looks like Kate has been trampled to death by caribou, everyone is very sad and the sky turns gray and there's thunder, then Kate wakes up, and instantly the sky turns blue again without a cloud in the sky.
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Gray Rain of Depression: Rain hitting the window in the movie as Perry Smith sums up his sad life.
Source: Literature / In Cold Blood - Monster In A Box is more poignant and sad as Spalding Gray talks endlessly about his mother's suicide, and his own suicidal tendencies.
Source: Funny Aneurysm Moment / Film
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