disappointment
Example Sentences
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Hopes for a celebration in Edinburgh dashed - there was disappointment among fans who had been watching the game in capital.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He added that doomjobbing and mass applications often “leads to more disappointment than success.”
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Tesla stock fell Friday, possibly due to disappointment over a lack of China trade agreements.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The budget proposal was a disappointment to child-care advocates who have been seeking a cost of living raise for both state preschool staff and child-care providers who run programs with subsidized spaces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
To do so would only make her disappointment that much worse when, day after day, the longed-for guests failed and failed and failed yet again to arrive.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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