Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Both words in one sentence
- In the third season of Lost, Hurley gives a speech about how hard things have been on the island, and how sad everyone is.
Source: Trick Dialogue - It's hard to sympathize with her entirely, since this sad turnaround is also a bit of karmic justice.
Source: Broken Aesop / Live-Action TV -
Nick is perceived as this trope by the general public because he has a hard time looking sad for the camera.
Source: Literature / Gone Girl
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