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

"We've all experienced losses but everyone was really dejected after that," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

After that it was all the American, who reeled off 10 straight games as Medvedev imploded, cutting a dejected figure.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 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