despondence

Example Sentences

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Deflation became despondence when Silva rifled Rangers into the last four in what was the first Scottish Cup meeting between these sides since Hibs ended their 112-year wait to lift the famous old trophy.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

But walking into his office Monday morning, he was performing despondence.

From Slate • May 16, 2023

A stronger explanation of why this show is defying our collective doomsday fatigue points is its insistence on pushing back against despondence.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023

Anderson soon began channeling some of his despondence into “Litanies,” a 25-minute meditation for cello and orchestra.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson