crestfallen
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My sibling said she felt crestfallen and likened it to discovering there was no Santa Claus.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Fatemah, who was standing in line for bread at a neighborhood bakery, seemed crestfallen as she explained how this Nowruz, which means “new day” in Persian, was even worse than others.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He looked so crestfallen that I almost felt sorry for him.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
A team man, the crestfallen Pope would have only been thinking about the door he had just unlocked and pushed open for Australia - a door the hosts would spend the day strolling straight through.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
I could see he was bewildered and crestfallen, but after the months I’d spent worrying about him, I felt betrayed, and didn’t care how he felt.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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