dishearten

Example Sentences

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She added: "Do I need to sublet the flat? Am I going to lose my flat altogether? My job? I don't know what to tell them. It's very, very disheartening."

From BBC

It is so disheartening to throw away food that you simply forgot about until it was too late.

From Washington Times

And as such, “it is disheartening to see a production continue” because “it’s not in the spirit of what we’re fighting for.”

From New York Times

In the hours after another disheartening defeat at Wimbledon, even the 36-year-old is unsure.

From BBC

“It was disheartening for me to go through all of that stuff. I didn’t want to pass that down to him knowing that the situation that Guam is in,” Roy explained.

From New York Times