disheartened
Example Sentences
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The barren sands yielded nothing and the team, disheartened, headed back to their camp.
From Barron's
Abby, now 21, said she was "disheartened" to hear there were still issues with bullying.
From BBC
The plant's owner insists it adheres to required emission thresholds, but the government's closure U-turn has left some locals disheartened.
From Barron's
He speculated that scholars and Americans in general were too disheartened by Vietnam to want to contemplate a traumatic rupture like the Civil War.
"I am disheartened and sad each and every day... that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from are unwelcome," wrote the 84-year-old Stewart.
From Barron's
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