despondence

Example Sentences

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The Godzilla movies, whether American or Japanese, are metaphors for the ravages of warmongering and the despondence of those powerless to escape its wrath.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in free fall and the U.N. says food shortages affect a third of the population.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022

The anger and despondence of the family is easy to understand considering the magnitude of the crime and the protracted battle they had to fight for justice.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

In 2014, back to our timeline, ShrekChan very abruptly closes down, much to the sadness and just despondence of some of its most loyal followers.

From Slate • May 26, 2021

I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson