disconsolate
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Marianne is first consumed by her own infatuation, then disconsolate when Willoughby dumps her for an heiress, and finally felled by a fever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
After his opening round at Royal Troon - a stumbling, disconsolate 78 that summoned memories of Portrush in 2019 - the only logical response to that query is ‘not this year’.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
A frustrated and disconsolate Rory McIlroy signed for a seven-over 78 as his quest to win a second Open title floundered on a wet and windy opening morning at Royal Troon.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
DeChambeau seemed to sense it himself, judging by the disconsolate look on his face after he punched out into the fairway and found himself confronted with another likely bogey.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The interior voice nagging me not to be a fool—to save my skin and take off my skis and walk down, camouflaged by the scrub pines bordering the slope—fled like a disconsolate mosquito.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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