despond

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The most urgent question facing Europe this decade is whether anyone can drag Germany’s economy out of its despond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Lawrence started building “Phantasma Gloria” around the turn of the millennium, when he was “languishing in the sea of despond for the unmet yearning to create something new and beautiful in the world.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

“The Unfolding” suggests no solutions to this plight, but it offers irresistible reflection on how the audacity of hope got pushed off the rails and fell into the slough of despond.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

Far from being happy, I am wallowing in the slough of despond.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2020

I schooled myself to face forward with greater looks of despond, that we might not be detected in our imposture.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson