downhearted
Example Sentences
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For anyone who’s ever felt adrift or behind in life, this keenly observed and inventively structured Argentine tragicomedy mines dry humor from the absurdity of social norms and its protagonist’s downhearted demeanor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
To set small, achievable goals and work towards them steadily, and not get too downhearted when you fall backwards.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak urged his people not to be downhearted about the battlefield reverses.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
All seemed so merry except one young lad, And he was downhearted and sad.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
