despondent
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Despondent, she went back to Missouri and took a job serving coffee at a drive-through donut shop.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
Despondent, Moradi initially declined when a friend told him about the commotion coming from a large, domed tent in the Jungle and suggested they check it out.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Despondent over their country’s future and afraid of possible conscription and closed borders, tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Central Asia and Europe since the Russian invasion began.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022
Despondent, Georgina finds her way to the headquarters of a national newspaper, where she breaks down in tears.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2020
Despondent, she climbed off her horse and knelt by the lake.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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