woebegone [adjective]

Definition of woebegone:

Appearing sad and forlorn; wretched or pitiful.

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Sentence/Example of woebegone:

The lost puppy had a woebegone look in its eyes.

The old man's woebegone expression told a story of hardship.

The rain-soaked kitten looked utterly woebegone.

The defeated team walked off the field with woebegone faces.

The widow's woebegone appearance drew sympathy from everyone.

The abandoned child had a woebegone look about them.

The homeless man's woebegone state was a stark reminder of poverty.

The heartbroken lover wore a woebegone expression.

The prisoner's woebegone letter to his family was filled with despair.

The failure of the business left the owner with a woebegone look.

The sick child's woebegone face tugged at the heartstrings.

The lost hiker's woebegone appearance alarmed the rescuers.

The unemployed man walked the streets with a woebegone air.

The orphan's woebegone story moved everyone to tears.

The rejected job applicant had a woebegone look.

The dog's woebegone eyes pleaded for attention.

The defeated athlete's woebegone expression was captured on camera.

The lonely old woman had a permanently woebegone look.

The bullied child's woebegone appearance broke the teacher's heart.

The storm-damaged house looked woebegone and abandoned.

Withhold not Thy countenance from the tears and beseechings of the woebegone.

"No one knows," said Esther, still in the same tragic, woebegone manner.

"She doesn't look half as woebegone over it as you do," I said.

Mary opened the door for her, and Denys was struck by her woebegone, weary face.

That was snowballing a cripple, and he was really most woebegone about it.

When he went home the frog at once asked him why he was so sad and woebegone.

He stood before me the most woebegone, heartbroken man I ever saw.

When they saw his woebegone countenance they questioned him closely.

Fred said nothing further; she was looking so ruefully woebegone.

Judy was snivelling and sobbing in the most woebegone manner.