Loren felt both an overwhelming sadness and a vast relief.

And at the end, there is a similar overwhelming sadness, but with a note of hope that "Charly" never provided.

During the wake, his grief changed repeatedly from overwhelming sadness to incredible energy.

On the story behind the former headline there's been utter unanimity in the response: an overwhelming sadness and sense of loss.

The mood built up by the images is overwhelming, impenetrable sadness.

"This is the overwhelming sadness of my life," she says.

I remember looking at those people and the overwhelming sadness was just too much.

The despair he was feeling now; a great and overwhelming sadness.

It was an absolute certainty, combined with an overwhelming sadness.

"You did it perfectly," she whispered, her sadness overwhelming her.