When to Use Crestfallen?

When to Use Crestfallen?

Crestfallen in a Sentence ?
  1. After losing comrades in battle, several crestfallen soldiers cried in their tents.
  2. When my husband learned his rival had gotten the promotion he wanted, he was crestfallen.
  3. A crestfallen John did not know how to deal with being dumped by his girlfriend.

How do you use the word crestfallen?

Crestfallen sentence example

His crestfallen look should have been a victory, but instead she wished she could eat the words. He looks shocked at the suggestion, and a little crestfallen . "I couldn't help it," returned the other, rather crestfallen .

What does it mean to be a crestfallen?

1 : having a drooping crest or hanging head. 2 : feeling shame or humiliation : dejected After losing the playoff game, the team was crestfallen.

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