dejectedly
Example Sentences
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Fresno State’s nine players dejectedly walked off the field, as if they’d been walked off in a mercy-rule defeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
The former Bush aide did not respond, instead looking dejectedly at the table.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
Han and Bischof stare dejectedly at the damaged organ.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
The government hopes that reality will at some point set in, and that most people will dejectedly accept the inevitable.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023
It was nearly nine o’clock when Squealer made his appearance, walking slowly and dejectedly, his eyes dull, his tail hanging limply behind him, and with every appearance of being seriously ill.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
