crestfallen

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Crestfallen, Beverly Shaw visited often, complaining to the staff and taking the “after” pictures she would later use on her flyers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Crestfallen, Geschke and Warnock told themselves, “We’ve spent two years of our lives trying to sell this thing and they’re going to put it under a black shroud for another five,” Warnock recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Crestfallen, he begins deliberately undermining the rest of the date: rudely checking his phone, belching, and complaining that his rear-end itches because he couldn’t be bothered to wipe properly.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2017

Crestfallen, Mr. Shannon became convinced that he would be fired from his small role.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2017

Crestfallen, he gazed mutely at the false animal; he took it back from her, fiddled with the legs as if baffled—he did not seem quite to understand.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick