despondently
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Afterward he sat despondently in front of his locker with his head in his hands in a pose that spoke for a season.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
In an extended interaction between the two, Syril is hunched despondently over a bowl of cereal with blue milk, while Eedy demeans him:
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
Five years later, he took to Twitter and posted his response to anyone who "actually likes" the song - a video of him staring directly into the camera and despondently shaking his head.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2022
Smith is small, with a pixie haircut grown shaggy in quarantine—“mutton chops,” she said despondently.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020
He stood despondently with hunched shoulders beside Frodo, and peered out with puckered eyes into the gloom.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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