Looking for sentences and phrases with the word wobegone? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
The news from Lake Wobegone is Hearstian by comparison as the dribs and drabs from the dedicated correspondents fill a 32-page edition like some soothing tidal flat.
Examples from Classical Literature
I was surprised beyond measure when Sandy came back to Annan, and, wi' a wobegone countenance, called upon me.
Little of this wobegone song touched Flor even enough to let her know there was some one in the world more wretched than herself.
The man was Morton, the catcher, and he struck out miserably, and turned away toward the bench with wobegone countenance.
The effect of it, to the bystanders, is like that of a wobegone ballad-singer chanting a merry stave.
Poor little Nabul lifted up a wobegone face and slowly rose to his feet.
Men stood speechless, haggard, wobegone, gazing at the desolation.
The wobegone face hid its crimson tide in two quivering hands.
My face shall never frighten people by being pale and wobegone.
