Gill had been out of work for a year and was getting very despondent. From LearnThat.org. [Www.ldoceonline.com]
despondent about his failure. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Rafael van der Vaart left 'despondent' by snub from Holland coach. From Wordnik.com. [Everyone in Holland loves watching Spurs, says Rafael van der Vaart] Reference
These friends also characterize the young writer as "despondent" over the recent revelations. From Wordnik.com. [Tina Brown's Contract Negotiations at The New Yorker] Reference
She has been dreadfully out of sorts lately, and she has sunk into a kind of despondent state. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875] Reference
Well may you ask, in despondent alarm. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1988 - Presentation Speech] Reference
It was impossible to remain despondent long. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
She told party workers not to be "despondent" as they geared up for the polls. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
He admits to initially feeling "despondent" in the aftermath of that mauling - Villa's first league reversal of 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Football.co.uk news feed] Reference
Curry's son was found unharmed inside the South Side apartment, but his father was still described as despondent Saturday night. ". From Wordnik.com. [BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference
Curry's son was found unharmed inside the South Side apartment, but his father was still described as "despondent" Saturday night. From Wordnik.com. [Posting and Toasting] Reference
Morris was still despondent over Clinton's silence. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Card] Reference
Still, Lutz was despondent, and the clock was ticking. From Wordnik.com. [The Fast And The Luxurious] Reference
"I know people feel sad, despondent and angry," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Still in Control] Reference
She's really sad and really hurt and really ... despondent. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
Depressed youngsters may become despondent, irritable or anxious. From Wordnik.com. [Kids And Depression: Living Beyond Sadness] Reference
He became despondent and left Austria in 1932 to teach at Harvard. From Wordnik.com. [Schumpeter: The Prophet] Reference
But the despondent Karen left Dennis within weeks and he returned to Iowa. From Wordnik.com. [An American Tragedy In Iowa] Reference
"" I wouldn't say people are despondent over this, but they are uncomfortable. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Postcards From The Edge] Reference
Several years ago I faced a despondent and very tired college student in my office. From Wordnik.com. [When a hiccup is more than just a hiccup] Reference
She was despondent and told me that people always called her on the 28th of August. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Benson: 'Beckapalooza' Tramples Emmett Till Anniversary] Reference
He came to me almost paralyzed, racked with terrible pain and understandably despondent. From Wordnik.com. [A Lonely Profession] Reference
When I toured NATO headquarters a few weeks ago, the mood was depressed, even despondent. From Wordnik.com. [EUROPE TAKES CHARGE] Reference
After the wave of suicide attacks, despondent and enraged Israelis are crying for revenge. From Wordnik.com. [Arafat In The Cross Hairs] Reference
His shoes looked equally despondent, parked in a double row by Enrique's extra pair of sneakers. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
When Roi learned that he is HIV-positive, he was despondent, and unsure of where to turn for help. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Ralls: Divided by Law: An American Takes On Immigration to Reunite with the Person He Loves] Reference
Last month, an Alabama boat captain who friends say was despondent about the spill took his own life. From Wordnik.com. [Weathering Emotional Storms Over Gulf Oil Spill] Reference
Over the past few weeks we have seen a number of despondent editorials by former supporters of the war. From Wordnik.com. [A RETURN TO SANITY, FINALLY] Reference
He said his son was dealing with relationship issues but didn't seem despondent or unable to handle them. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny McKinley Suicide: Broncos Struggle To Focus On Football After Tragedy] Reference
One former undercover operative said some spies are so despondent they have "lost their sense of mission.". From Wordnik.com. [To Disclose Or Not To Disclose: A Fight Inside The CIA] Reference
He was handsome, happily married, loved by employees and colleagues-and as it turned out, deeply despondent. From Wordnik.com. [Overstressed By Success] Reference
She felt heavy and edgy, with no energy to walk, much less to canoodle with an increasingly despondent Stroman. From Wordnik.com. [Twin Moons] Reference
Last week 225 new arrivals, the bulk of them Iraqis, were so despondent that they staged a short-lived hunger strike. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Refugee Archipelago] Reference
Unidentified Man #2: A despondent mom is overcome with grief at the site where her 18-year-old son took his last breath. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago: The Next Murder Capitol?] Reference
As his classmates in Redmond, Ore., talked about relatives who gave them their curly hair or pug noses, he was despondent. From Wordnik.com. [Haunted By A Painful History] Reference
But on July 27, while painting in a wheat field, he became suddenly, intolerably despondent, and shot himself in the chest. From Wordnik.com. [Tortured Souls] Reference
I'm tall, a bit lanky, and at some parties all I've had to do is stand against a wall and look a bit angsty, a bit despondent. From Wordnik.com. [Throwaways] Reference
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