chagrin

Example Sentences

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To the chagrin of professionals, many people lean on popular AI chatbots to help solve their medical mysteries, interpret labs and provide psychological therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Much to Beijing's chagrin, those running many such scam centres are often Chinese themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

And as many homeowners have found to their chagrin, plumbing works silently in the background—until it doesn’t, with messy and even catastrophic aftereffects.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

“But I was deeply familiar with the play. And then through the process of preparing, probably much to Nia’s chagrin, I saw every production I could get my hands on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

To the buyer’s chagrin, Holmes promptly opened a new drugstore just across the street, in his own corner shop.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson