low-spirited

Example Sentences

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They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

Did I not feel low-spirited, and wake of a morning unrefreshed?

From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville

My Fuegian captive, whom I named 'Boat Memory,' seemed frightened, but not low-spirited; he eat enormously, and soon fell fast asleep.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

I suddenly felt very tired and low-spirited and longed to go away from them.

From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia

“It’s a pocketbook containing two hundred dollars,” replied Andy clearly, disdaining the slur and insult in the tones of his low-spirited challenger.

From Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy by Webster, Frank V.