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crestfallen

[krest-faw-luhn] / ˈkrɛstˌfɔ lən /


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My sibling said she felt crestfallen and likened it to discovering there was no Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The ice-cool Lamine Yamal stepped up to send goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale the wrong way and leave Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe crestfallen after the 1-1 draw.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A team man, the crestfallen Pope would have only been thinking about the door he had just unlocked and pushed open for Australia - a door the hosts would spend the day strolling straight through.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“She was crestfallen, but she recovered quickly,” Nuñez narrates dramatically as she drives away.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

I tried to sound crestfallen as I grabbed my bag and got out of the car.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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