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- adverb In a
downhearted manner
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Examples
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Sheri Myers, a transplanted Ohioan, downheartedly returned to California after the 2004 election to find that her West Coast neighbors were clueless about what had just happened in the heartland of the country.
Cheated! written by Sheri Myers, illustrated by Sophie Goldstein 2006
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"Aw, let's give it up and get back," said Vincent downheartedly.
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Being assured that they got him, Elmer downheartedly withdrew.
The Cruise of the Jasper B. Don Marquis 1907
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His men, who previously had tramped downheartedly over wastes of snow and miry cross-roads, now marched with head erect as in former days; the villagers, far from being cowed by the brutalities of the
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Nor had Mrs. Grey any more helpful counsel or conjecture to offer; so, rather downheartedly, he got into the hansom again and set out for
Prince Fortunatus William Black 1869
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No doubt she had merely come to order some books, he said to himself, downheartedly, and would go straight back again.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols William Black 1869
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He will always find it difficult to create an album that moves the masses, but he captures this conundrum perfectly as he sings almost downheartedly, "Of all the virtues known to man, Patience is one I understand".
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