downhearted

Example Sentences

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Downhearted, they inspected charts; figured that, to wreck the record, they had a little less than half way to go in about one third the required time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out of her search for congenial musical partners came such songs as Downhearted Blues and I've Got a Mind to Ramble.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Down'arted, like, an' 'opeless an'—an' lonely——" Downhearted, and hopeless, and lonely!

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Downhearted as she was, Judith could not refrain from giggling a little as her quick imagination visualized in stately, white-haired Mrs. Weatherbee the approved stage villain.

From Jane Allen: Right Guard by Bancroft, Edith

Downhearted, almost despairing, Harry Blew halts upon the beach.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne