triste

Definition of tristenext

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Adjective
  • Then Greene takes a long, sad subway ride home, and America learns that one of their favorite TV doctors isn't flawless.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Local foodies were sad to hear owner Sylvia Chung (Momma Chung) retired and closed the south Fort Worth restaurant in October of last year.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The Clippers rallied from a chaotic 6-21 start to finish 42-40 in this once-woebegone franchise's 15th consecutive winning season — the NBA's longest active streak.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Fans hoping the Bears would move to Arlington Heights were crestfallen Monday after state lawmakers failed to act.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Before pushing the film into its final forlorn section, the excitement that something sexy might happen charges the actors.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • There is a profound helplessness to that forlorn glance that the main broadcast could never capture.
    Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • In Dallas, bands struck up tunes to try to cheer the glum listeners on their way home.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Election day weather in Maryland Tuesday morning will be gloomy, with a chance of rain showers.
    Cutter Martin, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The words of comfort written for a young, gloomy Julian Lennon have become the definitive singalong at McCartney’s live shows.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • As the Champions League anthem echoed around Villa Park, Liverpool’s disconsolate players headed for the tunnel.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • The latest installment out of imagination emporium Pixar finds Bonnie’s beloved toys despondent over the arrival of Lilypad.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • After Friday’s Nations Cup team event at Jumping International de La Baule, Steve Guerdat walked away from the arena despondent.
    Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 13 June 2026
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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