dejected

Example Sentences

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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"The problem is it's a catastrophe that could've been avoided," says the dejected dairy farmer who has been in the business for 44 years.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The world number three was crushed by the Ukrainian 6-1, 6-2 in the Melbourne quarter-finals and left centre court after the handshake cutting a dejected figure.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I walked home that day feeling both relieved and dejected.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi