despondent

Example Sentences

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He was so despondent, his mother said, that she felt her only option was to allow them to be sent back to El Salvador, a country Edwin left when he was 5.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Guilty and despondent, Donatello retreats to his empty family estate in Tuscany, where Kenyon tries to counsel him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

McGrath then trudged off to the other side of the course, despondent, lying in the snow in angry reflection.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Perhaps before getting too despondent about what may await us in 2050, it's worth returning to the words of Philip K Dick himself.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The boys were despondent, and argued their case to their mother.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers