Collocations for sad - adj.

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, grow | make sb
This music always makes me sad.

all, desperately, immensely, particularly, profoundly, really, unbearably, very
I called Mum, sounding all sad and pathetic.

almost | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | strangely

about
She was still feeling very sad about her father''s death.

be, seem | find sth

deeply, extremely, intensely, particularly, profoundly, really, terribly, unutterably, very
a deeply sad occasion

a bit, a little, quite, rather
a rather sad story