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
He then answered his own question: “It’s as if they only wanted to scare, hurt, and demoralize us.”
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 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
“The use of the word ‘inmate’ further dehumanizes and demoralizes them,” he said in Ms. Hochul’s press release.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
When the Vancouver Canucks go 17 minutes without a shot and then score on their first chance, that demoralizes a team.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Nothing demoralizes cavalry more than dilatory movements in time of danger.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke
These subdued the psychosis but produced a mental fog that affected his ability to work and demoralized him profoundly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now, after that latest detention, Garcia Venegas sounds demoralized.
From Salon ● May 24, 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
It’s a tall task given the agency’s demoralized condition.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 8, 2026
They would stop work and go around completely demoralized.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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
Inside the Justice Department, the resolution was demoralizing: “He’s admitted he owes money, and we get money, but everything else about it stinks to high heaven,” said a current DOJ official familiar with the case.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Atlanta, coming off a demoralizing loss to the Jets, is losing confidence by the week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
I’d never been someone who dwelled on the more demoralizing parts of being African American.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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