despondency

Example Sentences

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Arsenal's joy in Italy contrasted with despondency in Norway for Premier League heavyweights Man City.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

His was a platform that may well have been ideal for despondency.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

On the national front, there is an air of despondency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

But is that enough to cause this overwhelming sense of despondency across the culture at large?

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

She could infect a whole house with gaiety and she used her gift as a weapon against the despondency that lurked always around outside the house waiting to get in at Tom.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck