How to Use "dejection" with Example Sentences

1. She walked about listlessly , humming to herself in dejection .

2. In a moment of deep dejection she thought of taking her own life .

3. This year I need february . Even now , at the end of january , it is as if the city has noticed my dejection , has said , " you too ? "

4. Not that this was fickleness of soul ; but hopes cut in twain by dejection -- that was her case .

5. Having run through possible diagnoses of the macaw 's condition , I decided his dejection could only have been brought on by the dismal surroundings in which he was living - hidden away in a drab , dark lounge , his perch tucked in one corner behind heavy curtains .