disconsolate

Example Sentences

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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

Fulham's players looked understandably disconsolate - and their counterparts know the feeling, having already been on the receiving end of late sucker punches themselves against Brighton, Arsenal and Liverpool this season.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is standing with his hands on hips looking thoroughly disconsolate.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

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

It was cold, our breaths came out in front of us, there were no leaves on the trees; gray skv, two ducks in the pond, disconsolate.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood