How to Use dejection in a Sentence

dejection

noun
  • I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection.
  • Then, the third place team skated across the ice and the dejection was even stronger.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2018
  • The air of dejection spreads to the boardroom.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Trubisky said, his somber tone a mix of defeat and dejection.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Or false modesty switching to dejection when no one corrects it.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Or false modesty switching to dejection when no one corrects it.
    — Sophie Lewis, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • But through all the dejection, Baker finds a glimmer of hope in the darkness.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Rivera said there was a feeling of dejection before Chipley came on board.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Something else, far below the hum of daily pique, resounds through this massive book—a ground bass of doom and dejection.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
  • There was elation and dejection with ejections in both directions.
    — al, 2 Mar. 2023
  • As the first ball sailed over the center-field fence, Mike Mayers bent over in dejection, head hung low, hands on knees.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
  • But Floyd carries himself with a certain dejection, and the belly helped.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • But Floyd carries himself with a certain dejection, and the belly helped.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • Not even the superb support from his classmates could hide Tidwell's dejection.
    — Pat Disabato, Daily Southtown, 17 Mar. 2018
  • And, if so, when does this experience turn from good to bad—from brimming with potential to awash with dejection and doubt?
    — Thomas Saltsman, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Darwin identified disgust in chimps, dejection in dogs, and grief in elephants.
    — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • The Cavs have repeatedly walked off the court with looks of dejection recently.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Utter dejection on the other side for Winegarden, his players and the fans.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 3 Dec. 2020
  • This disgusting hate could send trans athletes down a dark emotional road that way too many have gone down in the past -- a path of dejection and despair.
    — Danielle McLean, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Swanson revealed that two vocal cysts were to blame, and could be seen leaving the competition in dejection.
    — Mary Colurso, AL.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But after a last-second defeat against the 76ers, there wasn’t a feeling of dejection in the locker room.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
  • As the two tallest spectators gaze contentedly over the fence, the shortest slumps in dejection, his nose buried in the fence lumber.
    — John Patrick Leary, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The wooden door to the Center Grove locker room slowly opened, and with the girls who emerged came sobs of shock and dejection.
    — Tyler Fenwick, Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The circumstances by which the cat was discovered seem only to add to the sense of dejection created by the cat’s ordeal.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 May 2017
  • It, scientifically, has been proven to give you feelings of dejection, stress and just plain ‘ol hassle.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Not every player spoke out on social media in the hours after the decision, but those who did mixed gratitude and dejection.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2020
  • His dejection was a direct result of the startling effect that a mere glimpse at Taliesin West provoked in him.
    — Fortune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • But the dejection that Yim felt on that April day in the hospital soon turned to determination.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2019
  • As dejection spread across the faces of the Texas basketball team after a 68-64 loss to No.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Both converge on Disaster Trick as the group homes in on epiphanies from dejection and emotional freefall.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024

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