discouraging

Example Sentences

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Finding out your coworker earns more than you can be discouraging and may make you question your own worth.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Companies including Lyft, DaVita and GitLab are navigating the challenge of AI agent proliferation—hoping to tamp down on the problem without discouraging AI use, they told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Widening losses can be discouraging, but for early-stage quantum companies, the numbers only tell part of the story.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The Indian government is trying to alleviate pressure on its currency by discouraging gold imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And if Kate and Constance were drawing no such unpleasant attention themselves, it was only because they were having a terrible time with the quizzes, which was even more discouraging.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart