despondently
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Afterward he sat despondently in front of his locker with his head in his hands in a pose that spoke for a season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
In an extended interaction between the two, Syril is hunched despondently over a bowl of cereal with blue milk, while Eedy demeans him:
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022
"I'm just wasting my time," he tells the BBC despondently.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2022
Smith is small, with a pixie haircut grown shaggy in quarantine—“mutton chops,” she said despondently.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020
"You're going to be fine, Angela, just fine," Grace said despondently.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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