deject

Example Sentences

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He was a dejected figure at Bay Oval at the end of the fifth day, looking down on the field as Black Caps players celebrated their victory with their families.

From Barron's

The Englishman cut a dejected figure throughout, especially after missing a pink in the opening frame at York Barbican on Tuesday.

From BBC

The sight of the downcast and dejected Mohamed Salah trudging off as Liverpool desperately chased an equaliser against Manchester United was an ominous symbol of their current struggles.

From BBC

The sequel focuses on Dolphin, 33, still looking after her mum and feeling dejected with life living in a bedsit and working at a tattoo parlour.

From BBC

I was so dejected by that point, I didn’t even let myself get nervous about the response, because I was ready for the last and final rejection.

From Los Angeles Times