Sentences with phrase «despondent at»

Ripley illustrates the life of each student in detail, particularly Kim — a sophomore from rural Oklahoma, despondent at her American classmates whose abilities and desire for education did not match her own.

One gets the feeling that Bernie could only score from his pretty - boy friend Danny's leftovers, which probably explains why he is so despondent at having to go to the bar alone to meet chicks.

Many become despondent at the very thought of having to go back online and look for dates after a relationship ends.

Many become despondent at the very thought of having to go back online after a relationship ends.

«You get so despondent at times that you don't think you'll make it to lunch,» he says.

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And how about this uplifting message from Jagmeet Singh after he won the leadership of the New Democratic Party on the weekend: «At a time when people are feeling so despondent, when there is a lack of hope, when it feels like things will only get worse before they get better, Canadians must stand united and champion a politics of courage to fight the politics of fear.»

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea A despondent mood swept through Russian athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Saturday, their hopes of being able to fly the Russian flag at the closing ceremony deflated by a second positive doping test.

The typically strong but spotty album is easily their darkest or at least most despondent, sounding more like a synth - soaked suicide note than a fond farewell.

Unless a man realizes this he will spend all his time in this world receiving hardship and troubles and will leave this world bare - handed and despondent, feeling at the moment of departure that he has wasted his life and has not gained anything worthwhile.

And now, in this desert of despair, despondent enough to be at least talking suicide, someone — thank God for someone — who was it, and who told this someone of my presence here, and of my deathlike discouragement?

Casey lasted until 1949 in the big leagues and then, on July 3, 1951, at age 37, he committed suicide, despondent apparently over a failed romance.

Today at 12:00 pm - Here at the Tavern, the Everton fans have been despondent after an inconsistent and disappointing season that promised so much after the flurry of transfer activity in the summer, it set the Toffees up to mount a serious challenge on the top six.

Legend has it, that when Neville Southall started out with Bury, he was banned from training with the rest of the squad because they were getting a bit despondent that he was ruining their shooting practice by saving everything thrown at him.

Sister Marie asked me what could be done for this little baby, Lesehu, who was so despondent that she barely moved at all.

I just can't work out how he can feel so negative and despondent when politics is so positive at the moment.

A despondent individual in the 10th floor reception area at 290 Main had opened a window and indicated he was going to jump.

«Just look at how they responded to him in the hall» one despondent MP said.

A despondent Mr Salmond struck a different tone, accepting only that Scotland had «at this stage» rejected independence.

The researchers then looked at emotion and survival in greater detail, examining data for the most buoyant optimists, the most despondent individuals, and patients with complicating factors like smoking.

Sam Owen recommends not to overstate the rarity of the situation, «Understand you are far from alone; people become single at all ages, so don't beat yourself up about it or feel despondent.»

Despondent, Moll bails on the party, spending the night dancing at a club with a stranger (Charley Palmer Rothwell), who then sexually assaults her when she politely declines to hook up with him.

Suspenseful and hilarious, despondent and optimistic, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a masterful genre film, one that immerses itself in the small, painful indignities of everyday life, and then casts the battle against those wrongs as a serio - comic odyssey of sleuthing, heavy metal, and nunchakus.

Also at the end of his rope is Charlie (Whitaker) a despondent former cleric who has been suicidal since his negligence led to the death of the woman (Lathan) he left the priesthood to marry.

Despondent and a little drunk, Gil wanders the streets of Paris alone at midnight.

At the grocery store, the cashier (Rachel Seiferth) behind the counter makes attempts as well to draw out the despondent Henry by commenting on his frequent alcohol purchases.

If I was feeling despondent or upset that things were not happening, I looked at everything I'd done, realized I was doing my best and accepted that that was all I could do.

At interview, you would do anything in your power to avoid a recruiter feeling deflated, disappointed and despondent — so why take this chance when it comes to your online presence?