woebegone

Example Sentences

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Ms. Duleba-Kasza’s Ola is a woebegone delight; one can sense the psychic miles Marcin has run up on her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Indeed, even more troublesome was the Dodgers’ inability to generate much against the Diamondbacks’ bullpen — a woebegone unit that has spoiled Arizona’s playoff aspirations by ranking 26th in the majors with a 4.73 ERA.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Alternately woebegone and hopeful, his star-studded “Lovin’ of the Game,” out Friday, is an ecstatic document of what the fiddle has meant to his story — and what he hopes to mean to its history.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Kansas City instead marched methodically down field only to twice settle for field goals, leaving the woebegone Rams surprisingly within 13-3 lead at intermission.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

Next to the glossy rats in the cage, he looked especially woebegone.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling