Wondering how to use Downhearted in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as blue or depressed.
Downhearted in a sentence
Downhearted meaning
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
Using Downhearted
- The main meaning on this page is: Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
- Useful related words include: blue, depressed, dispirited, down.
- In the example corpus, downhearted often appears in combinations such as: downhearted blues.
Context around Downhearted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Downhearted
- In this selection, "downhearted" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, record, feel, bit, blues, following and balladry stand out and add context to how "downhearted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit downhearted following the and a little downhearted balladry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "downhearted" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with downhearted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He said: “We can’t be too downhearted. (8 words)
It was easy to feel downhearted and we did. (9 words)
Drake could not resist a joke and teased them by looking downhearted. (12 words)
Speaking before she joined the picket line with her colleagues at Foyle College in Londonderry, Ms Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that she was "downhearted" but that teachers felt there was "no other way" to put their point across. (43 words)
If England fans are still feeling a bit downhearted following the team's lacklustre performance against Denmark in the Euros this week then a 'shock' new prediction which has been made about their next game will no doubt bring some cheer. (41 words)
Both sides of her first record, " Downhearted Blues " backed with "Gulf Coast Blues", were hits (an earlier recording of "Downhearted Blues" by its co-writer Alberta Hunter had previously been released by Paramount Records ). (34 words)
Example sentences (10)
Both sides of her first record, " Downhearted Blues " backed with "Gulf Coast Blues", were hits (an earlier recording of "Downhearted Blues" by its co-writer Alberta Hunter had previously been released by Paramount Records ).
It was easy to feel downhearted and we did.
Speaking before she joined the picket line with her colleagues at Foyle College in Londonderry, Ms Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that she was "downhearted" but that teachers felt there was "no other way" to put their point across.
If England fans are still feeling a bit downhearted following the team's lacklustre performance against Denmark in the Euros this week then a 'shock' new prediction which has been made about their next game will no doubt bring some cheer.
Much of our conversation focuses on the state of the nation, about which he is downhearted.
The first half of is jam-packed with bittersweet bangers and quirky studio experiments, while the latter indulges in a little downhearted balladry.
He said: “We can’t be too downhearted.
Far from being downhearted, though, Williams spoke afterwards of her desire to improve in time for the U.S. Open.
Drake and his men, downhearted, exhausted and hungry, had nowhere to go and the Spanish were not far behind.
Drake could not resist a joke and teased them by looking downhearted.
Common combinations with downhearted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: