disconsolate

Example Sentences

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Marianne is first consumed by her own infatuation, then disconsolate when Willoughby dumps her for an heiress, and finally felled by a fever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He’d always been change-averse; when I rearranged the furniture in our Ohio family room when Aaron was about 6, he was disconsolate, wailing for days like King Lear in the storm: “Why is everything different?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2024

DeChambeau seemed to sense it himself, judging by the disconsolate look on his face after he punched out into the fairway and found himself confronted with another likely bogey.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Looking disconsolate as he tried to process the loss while sitting on his chair, Medvedev managed to give a thumbs-up to the crowd when they applauded his efforts.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024

The gossiwor, played only in the king’s presence, produces a preposterous disconsolate bellow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin