despondent

Example Sentences

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The 44-year-old is a relaxed individual - the epitome of someone who does not get carried away by success or overly despondent by failure.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But they were not defeatist, and not despondent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

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

Regardless of what had been going on between us that day, deep down, none of us wanted Ruth to return home despondent, and at that moment we thought we were safe.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro