despondingly
- a word derived from despond.
Example Sentences
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"Then I am to lose you, Kate, almost as soon as I find you," I said, a little despondingly.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
The woman, with her long neglected hair, is always seen cowering despondingly over the embers of her fire, as if lost in sad reveries.
From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
"This conduct, if persisted in, will ruin our case," said the lawyer, despondingly.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
"It would never do for me," he said despondingly to a friend.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
Once he had taken up his pen to denounce Ziegler to the police authorities anonymously, but he had despondingly laid it down again.
From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon
