downhearted

Example Sentences

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To set small, achievable goals and work towards them steadily, and not get too downhearted when you fall backwards.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

Tarr, 67, a maker of severe, downhearted films that draw outside the lines of traditional storytelling, rarely comes to town.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

"We were getting a bit downhearted at the weekend about the amount of work that we've got to do and didn't see, even with volunteers, how we could get it done," she said.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

But the complaints about high ticket prices left people there “dispirited, downhearted and yes, disillusioned,” publisher Christopher Phillips wrote late last week in a post announcing the shutdown.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

The cricket took a downhearted leap into the cage and settled himself for whatever might come.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden