There might be a little sadness because of the potential it could be my last game here.

There seemed to be a little sadness in his voice as he spoke those words.

"So, it begins," she said, and there was a little sadness in her voice.

She moved off to some high place, striding with great dignity but, I thought, a little sadness.

She held his gaze for a moment, her eyes filled with love and a little sadness.

There was only a little sadness in his voice, but a great lassitude, as though he spoke from the edge of sleep.

"I came away from Philadelphia with a little sadness," he said.

"These guys just aren't the ones," said the 55-year-old social worker with certainty and a little sadness.

A little sadness came over me as I spoke these words.

I just looked at her and a little sadness came into her eyes.