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She got more and more frustrated, to the point that when Bass was allowed time for a rebuttal, she dejectedly proclaimed, “I haven’t been offered that in a lot of this debate.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"He wasn't struggling, he was walking quite calmly, a bit dejectedly, he was staring down, he had his hood up, but it was a calm situation," he added.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The former Bush aide did not respond, instead looking dejectedly at the table.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

On Thursday, he dejectedly dismantled the shanty, which was in about three inches of water.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

“It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time,” he remarked one day as he walked dejectedly home from school.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster