Harsh
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Both words in one sentence
- Cue the sad violin music — it looks like the kid is going to have to learn to make his own way in this harsh, harsh world all alone.
Source: I Have No Son - Advice and Trust: After their First Kiss Shinji and Asuka have a long talk and Shinji discovers Asuka may look harsh and tough but inwardly she is so sad, pained and fragile as him.
Source: Sour Outside, Sad Inside -
Which is kind of a sad waste, given that one slightly harsh word is usually enough to make Gary crawl away weeping.
Source: Death Glare
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