despondent

Example Sentences

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He was so despondent, his mother said, that she felt her only option was to allow them to be sent back to El Salvador, a country Edwin left when he was 5.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

McGrath then trudged off to the other side of the course, despondent, lying in the snow in angry reflection.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Increasingly despondent, he organised a park walk on social media.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

In this case, it’s a subplot about despondent self-deporting animals who resolve to flee Oz because their home has become hostile to their kind: “We can’t stay here. It’s become rotten,” says a bear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

“But he’s so despondent he doesn’t want to do anything.”

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers