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

Amid the downhearted social realism of the story, the director finds room for bright instances of childhood innocence and evocative dream sequences.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Kenfig Hill RFC secretary Richard Underhill said everyone at the club had been left downhearted by "everything that's been going on" at the WRU.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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