crestfallen

Example Sentences

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"I was crestfallen because I had this big plan. I was putting too much pressure on myself and my body. I'm so grateful for social media because I had this community to get advice from."

From BBC

And yet others are crestfallen, even heartbroken, at his departure - convinced that without him they would have never become MPs in the first place.

From BBC

Another ad focuses on online hate: A Jewish teen is shown crestfallen as he is trolled after posting a video of his bar mitzvah.

From Seattle Times

McNamee, the former supervisor of training, said many instructors were crestfallen at the crumbling of standards.

From Washington Post

Normally gregarious, the Baja California Norte native’s face turned increasingly crestfallen as he saw what was before us.

From Los Angeles Times