woebegone
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Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
This woebegone era of frugality hath come to its end.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
In two years Curt Cignetti took a woebegone college team, with nary a five-star player, to an undefeated national championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2026
Like Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Gabriel is a bit of a woebegone misfit in a long coat who needs assistance from the humans he is supposed to be assisting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
His twitchings exhausted him till he lay, breathless and woebegone, waiting for the next spasm.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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Lord of the Flies
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Henry IV, Part 2
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