dispiritedly

Example Sentences

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There it sat, refusing to decompose, for several days, until I finally went out and dispiritedly moved both layers to the garbage can.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

A traveler in the rural South in the summertime is always eating dinner, dispiritedly, in the barely waning heat of the day.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2017

“Actually, I can’t vote for Bernie,” he told me dispiritedly.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 19, 2016

I have seen dozens of Tumblrs about young women throwing Book 2 across the room, or at least writing of closing it quietly and dispiritedly.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2014

“I thought a Patronus would — charge the dementors down or something,” said Harry dispiritedly.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling