end in disappointment
Example Sentences
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They’re now in the midst of six straight NL East titles, but a 2021 World Series title is the only time the postseason didn’t end in disappointment.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
But as it most often does, the process for most of Mr. Biden’s prospects will likely end in disappointment — and possibly some relief.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2020
Inter’s first game in the competition since 2012 looked set to end in disappointment when Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen’s shot took a lucky deflection and looped into the net in the 53rd minute.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2018
On Wednesday, with the end of Griffin’s career in Washington a certainty, Gruden offered an elegy on the 2011 Heisman winner’s time as a Redskin, which started with enormous promise only to end in disappointment.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2016
I approached this sitting at Miller's house with some fear that it might end in disappointment to him and be a source of chagrin to Mrs. Smiley.
From The Shadow World by Hamlin Garland
