dispirited
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It was an example of what appeared to be Tudor's 'tough love' approach, as opposed to Frank's warmer and more empathetic style, leaving the Spurs squad looking even more dispirited than when he arrived.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Skipper Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell continued the momentum as they peppered the boundary to finish unbeaten on 35 and 36 respectively, as a dispirited West Indies bowling attack ran out of ideas.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
Medina told his dispirited troops that the next morning they’d be storming My Lai, where intelligence officials had located several hundred members of the crack Viet Cong 48th Local Force Battalion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
Coming out of the studio, he could tell she was dispirited and needed someone to talk to, so he tried his best to encourage her.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
He was too dispirited to tell Billy how the barn door had blown open and let the pony out.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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The Red Pony
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The Wind in the Willows
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"Watership Down" by Richard Adams, Chapters 35-38
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