low-spiritedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-spiritedly
Adverb
  • Camp Bravo could only watch dejectedly, finally on the beach to witness defeat up close.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • He was joined by Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jarrod Bowen, who clapped dejectedly.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Adverb
  • The Battle of Karbala — where a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad died defying tyranny — feels painfully present for residents of Nabatieh as Israel continues to occupy southern Lebanon.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • Iranian officials are also painfully aware that their country was bombed during previous periods of negotiations with the US since the war that broke out in late February.
    Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • Little Debbie Apple Flips Though there are still plenty of Little Debbie classics filling the shelves at Southern grocery stores, and even new arrivals from time to time, there are also sadly some treats that have been discontinued.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Its co-op is online-only (no couch play, sadly), and the AI companion is your trusty sidekick.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Adverb
  • Wilde stars as one half of a struggling couple, unhappily married to a character played by Seth Rogen.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • What Justice Elena Kagan wrote of so despairingly in those cases resonates anew in Florida.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
    The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Such are the restrictions of a woefully outdated NCAA bylaw that mandates a two-year transition period during which reclassifying programs are ineligible for postseason play.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The economics of the NBA, his team and their competitors, though, could be setting him up to be woefully undercompensated again.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Adverb
  • Their reports explained regretfully that the confrontation had prevented two officers from receiving awards for shooting burglars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Issa bitterly but regretfully prepares for the inevitable showdown.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Low-spiritedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-spiritedly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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