downhearted

Example Sentences

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To set small, achievable goals and work towards them steadily, and not get too downhearted when you fall backwards.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

"We were getting a bit downhearted at the weekend about the amount of work that we've got to do and didn't see, even with volunteers, how we could get it done," she said.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

But the complaints about high ticket prices left people there “dispirited, downhearted and yes, disillusioned,” publisher Christopher Phillips wrote late last week in a post announcing the shutdown.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Another follows the duo as they’re diagnosed with depression — because they believe girls prefer downhearted guys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

All seemed so merry except one young lad, And he was downhearted and sad.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt