dejected
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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
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
As the afternoon flies by, Parker’s expression goes from eager, hopeful puppy to sad, dejected old dog.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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