Examples of despond in a Sentence
Verb
we must not despond even though we live in trying times
Noun
he sank into a crushing despond after his wife left him
loss of his job threw him into a deep despond
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2024
The slough of Mardenborough's despond comes towards the end of the film when a crash at the Nürburgring results in the death of a spectator.
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Elana Scherr,
Car and Driver,
11 Aug. 2023
Animal spirits might buoy up markets again, or investors might sink back into the sort of despond that ended 2015, but sentiment currently offers little guide.
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James MacKintosh,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2018
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Noun
Lonely and addicted to her social media feeds, Selena plunged into a deep despond and filmed her death-by-overdose on Snap.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2024
The slough of Mardenborough's despond comes towards the end of the film when a crash at the Nürburgring results in the death of a spectator.
—
Elana Scherr,
Car and Driver,
11 Aug. 2023
Animal spirits might buoy up markets again, or investors might sink back into the sort of despond that ended 2015, but sentiment currently offers little guide.
—
James MacKintosh,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2018
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“Despond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despond. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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