depressed

Example Sentences

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Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Harsh winter weather, meanwhile, almost certainly depressed hiring in February, even if the government’s initial report didn’t show much sign of it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He also told them he was depressed because she had died and his kids were “going through stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She wrote nearly three-quarters of a novel, but her agent called it “a depressed book.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Moms, who’d been so depressed she barely got out of bed, came marching into me and Diego’s room and said: “You guys be ready in ten minutes, okay?”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña