How to Use depressed in a Sentence
depressed
adjective- He was depressed about having to return to school.
- The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
- The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
- Prices have remained at a depressed level.
- The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
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An even more alarming stat has to do with teens feeling depressed.
— John Brandon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 -
For years the mine has been idle, waiting for depressed uranium markets to pick up.
— Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024 -
At least one study has also found that teleworkers are less depressed than people who don’t work from home.
— Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2022 -
Being stressed, anxious or depressed can dampen your libido.
— Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022 -
It’s, in a nutshell, being a little bit depressed, or just going through a bit of a low period.
— Bradley Stern, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2022 -
Based on the timeless book of the same name by Buzz Bissinger, high school football reigns supreme over all in the depressed heartland.
— Matt Caputo, SPIN, 6 Feb. 2022 -
The couple miss their son and other relatives, and Claryce is depressed and frequently stays in bed.
— Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2022 -
Tap-to-click works consistently, but the pad can also be physically depressed to click.
— PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 -
But Law, sporting a literally weighty and arguably depressed mustache, fills in what’s missing.
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Back in Hayward, a depressed Bell felt nonetheless grateful to have a private room in the shelter with a bathroom.
— Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022 -
First, Americans are depressed and stressed out, and coffee can increase anxiety and disrupt sleeping patterns.
— Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024 -
Bullied as a child, anxious and depressed for much of his adult life, the 61-year-old retired police criminalist had suffered consequences at work and at home for failing to stand up for himself.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 -
In the show, Sorokin is seen drinking and depressed, and begs Williams not to leave.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024 -
José, a depressed and out-of-work dancer, has lost control of his life.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022 -
The problem is that so many people look around the world and get very depressed.
— Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 2 June 2022 -
But working at a Taco Bell drive-thru left him lost and depressed.
— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 -
The edges will be matte and the pancake should spring back when lightly depressed in the center.
— Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023 -
High home prices, high mortgage rates, and depressed home sales.
— Byalena Botros, Fortune, 9 May 2024 -
Many despaired, saying the change had left them depressed and adrift.
— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023 -
All three of us sat on our beds or on chairs Feeling much too depressed to go up or down stairs.
— Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2023 -
One study found that depressed dads may be less likely to read to their 1-year-old and more likely to spank them.
— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2024 -
My advice for now would be to keep your eyes open for bargains whilst the market is depressed.
— Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Homeowners can try to make a rain garden, a depressed area in a lawn that can be dug out and filled with plants.
— Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 -
There was this sort of really dower, quite, sort of depressed mood in the building at that time.
— CBS News, 10 July 2022 -
Stuck on the base with little to do and no clear timeline for leaving, many of the women became depressed.
— Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022
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