dispirited

Example Sentences

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Four months on from what happened, I am quite dispirited.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Medina told his dispirited troops that the next morning they’d be storming My Lai, where intelligence officials had located several hundred members of the crack Viet Cong 48th Local Force Battalion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Coming out of the studio, he could tell she was dispirited and needed someone to talk to, so he tried his best to encourage her.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

They might be dispirited after losing at Wembley, but maybe that defeat means they think they have got to win the FA Cup now.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

“I am indeed,” I said, flat and dispirited.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya