dejected
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The Arsenal manager and players understandably looked dejected at the full-time whistle.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Meckler has been following the Angels since age 5 and remembers feeling dejected after attending the Angels’ 4-1 home loss to the Royals in Game 2 of the 2014 American League Division Series.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
After that it was all the American, who reeled off 10 straight games as Medvedev imploded, cutting a dejected figure.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Though I didn’t do anything stupid, exactly, or say anything that I shouldn’t, I felt dejected and bilious, and I talked little and ate even less.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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