demoralize
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As a culture, we probably do create unreasonable, sentimental expectations around family that depress and demoralize vast numbers of people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
But the obvious goal is to demoralize federal workers across the board.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
Others, however, have said that such messaging may have no impact on behavior, or worse, that it may depress and demoralize the public into inaction.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Dancers and their supporters accuse Star Garden management of pricing drinks and cover fees in bad faith in an effort to deter customers, demoralize dancers and weaken resolve in contract negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
“I didn’t want to demoralize you too early in the game.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
In a world that often demoralizes rural Americans, and Appalachians in particular, it is imperative that we understand the value of our experience.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
“It demoralizes the workforce ... you got substandard classes,” you said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
“It demoralizes police officers and that doesn’t do any good for the officers or the community.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
“It almost demoralizes you playing against that because it’s hard to get a clean look.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2019
It demoralizes the poor, and weakens public confidence in wise and good charities.
From The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them by Charles Loring Brace
Now, after that latest detention, Garcia Venegas sounds demoralized.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
McKinney called her a “bully” in a recent interview and said her behavior has demoralized her staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
For this reason, according to the researchers, investors who are fans of a losing team will be more demoralized than the winning team’s fans will be exuberant.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
But he was dismayed by the abrupt layoffs in April that left FDA staff demoralized, he said, with some crying in the hallways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
That evening, feeling demoralized and a bit angry, I had a conversation with Benjamin Pogrund of the Rand Daily Mail in which I suggested that the days of nonviolent struggle were over.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Even when I know I’m delivering at a high level, being asked for constant updates on my progress can feel demoralizing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The findings about the bat bridges were demoralizing for Altringham, who during his career appeared at several public inquiries into the impact of road-building projects on bats.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
In some cases, the story told is demoralizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Other times, the long wait for permanent housing proves demoralizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
He wrote on February 21, 1894, “No one should be put to death no matter who it is, if it can be avoided, it is demoralizing to society to be barbarous.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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