On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Crestfallen. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as deflated or dejected and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Crestfallen in a sentence
Crestfallen meaning
- Sad because of a disappointment.
- Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
Crestfallen vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Crestfallen
- The main meaning on this page is: Sad because of a disappointment. | Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
- Useful related words include: chapfallen, chopfallen, deflated, dejected.
- Possible Dutch translations are: gedeprimeerd, terneergeslagen.
- In the example corpus, crestfallen often appears in combinations such as: crestfallen when, crestfallen and, was crestfallen.
Context around Crestfallen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crestfallen
- In this selection, "crestfallen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, looked, departed, bit, duckett, fellow and wave stand out and add context to how "crestfallen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit crestfallen and low and a crestfallen duckett leaves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crestfallen" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crestfallen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sounds like everyone is crestfallen. (5 words)
A crestfallen Duckett leaves the pitch. (6 words)
KO looked crestfallen and rolled out of the ring. (9 words)
It turns out that Stacey's partner can no longer tolerate the heartbreak and pain of going to grab a snack, only to be crestfallen by the knowledge that she already ate them. (33 words)
I’ll catch a glimpse of what she is watching and see a burly, bearded man pouring a cup of tea for some crestfallen fellow who apparently hasn’t slept for weeks. (32 words)
There was a broad sense of deflation as Bethell trudged back to the stairs of the Ewen Chatfield pavilion offering a polite, if no doubt crestfallen wave of the bat. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
A crestfallen Duckett leaves the pitch.
Hurts was excellent in the air and particularly on the ground with his running game, but he looked crestfallen after the game as he searched for perspective.
I’ll catch a glimpse of what she is watching and see a burly, bearded man pouring a cup of tea for some crestfallen fellow who apparently hasn’t slept for weeks.
Many fans understandably loved Jakotsu and were crestfallen when he died, especially in light of his final line of dialogue.
Unfortunately our two new friends could not afford the entrance fee and I could not bring myself to stump up €60 for them, and they departed crestfallen.
A bit crestfallen and low on confidence, wasn’t sure what would happen next.
Bloodied and battered, I was crestfallen when I discovered I was too late and there were no survivors.
KO looked crestfallen and rolled out of the ring.
There was a broad sense of deflation as Bethell trudged back to the stairs of the Ewen Chatfield pavilion offering a polite, if no doubt crestfallen wave of the bat.
Miriam Goulart was crestfallen when President Donald Trump lost the election.
Sounds like everyone is crestfallen.
Asserting that the nation stands with them, he told the crestfallen scientists not to be disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission.
Crestfallen, he headed back to the temple, wondering how his master’s wish could be realized now.
Hamilton, for his part, was not too crestfallen, appearing almost to welcome the semblance of a challenge.
I moved my hand & felt crestfallen as my poo fell into the toilet.
Initially, a crestfallen Stonebwoy had revealed that for the first time since the show was birthed, it won’t be hosted this year.
It turns out that Stacey's partner can no longer tolerate the heartbreak and pain of going to grab a snack, only to be crestfallen by the knowledge that she already ate them.
No surprise, the crestfallen Kane abandoned plans for a second issue.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were not exactly crestfallen on Tuesday when the out-of-town scoreboard atop Citi Field showed the Los Angeles Dodgers with an early lead in Baltimore.
The crestfallen Smith and Warner, stripped of their designations and their dignity, were downcast, going through the motions.
Common combinations with crestfallen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: