disconsolate

Example Sentences

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"I don't have the answers," a disconsolate Haaland told TNT Sports after the game.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

An emotional Kyren Wilson is cutting a dejected and disconsolate figure in the dark and grey bowels of the York Barbican.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

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

Cronin looks pale and disconsolate, but he showed up for the postgame rehash and answered every question and accepted full responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Sansa, still disconsolate, stared sullenly at her food and refused to eat, but Arya wolfed down everything that was set in front of her.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin