disappointment
Example Sentences
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Investors expressed their disappointment, as the departure comes just three months after the company said CEO Shantanu Narayen will be stepping down after 18 years in the job after a successor is named.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Lane had to have been prepared but a subtle wince of disappointment could be detected when the camera pryingly caught his immediate reaction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Tuvalu's prime minister voiced disappointment Friday over the island nation's fossil fuel holdings, after AFP revealed a trust fund for the climate change-threatened state had invested in oil and coal.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Addressing the situation on Friday, organisers said they "understand and share the frustration and disappointment of the audience".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Shock and disappointment was written on all three faces, for had they not tried their very best to be welcoming to the new baby?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Pass It On," "If There Be Pain," and "Sonnet 30"
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