crestfallen
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- crestfallenly adverb
- crestfallenness noun
Etymology
Origin of crestfallen
Example Sentences
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A team man, the crestfallen Pope would have only been thinking about the door he had just unlocked and pushed open for Australia - a door the hosts would spend the day strolling straight through.
From BBC
The boys looked crestfallen, and Penelope rushed to explain.
From Literature
The children, whose tendency to get carried away was exceeded only by their eagerness to please, looked crestfallen.
From Literature
"Guys, I just got poked knuckle deep in the eyeball. Why are you booing? I can't see," said a crestfallen Aspinall.
From BBC
Wales' players were crestfallen at the final whistle, glazed looks in their eyes as it dawned on them that a huge opportunity had slipped through their grasp.
From BBC
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