crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən 
1
: very sad and disappointed : dejected
After losing the playoff game, the team was crestfallen.
2
: having a drooping crest or hanging head
crestfallenly adverb
Examples of crestfallen in a Sentence
she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Olitzky’s sermon left him crestfallen. —Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 The three brothers from Miami appeared crestfallen as the guilty verdicts came down, shaking their heads in disbelief. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Johnson sat crestfallen at his locker stall at Ball Arena an hour after arguably his worst game as a Nugget. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crestfallen
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Olitzky’s sermon left him crestfallen. —Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 The three brothers from Miami appeared crestfallen as the guilty verdicts came down, shaking their heads in disbelief. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Johnson sat crestfallen at his locker stall at Ball Arena an hour after arguably his worst game as a Nugget. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crestfallen
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“Crestfallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/crestfallen. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən
: very sad and disappointed
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