dishearten

Example Sentences

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It was very disheartening to read in the April 24 Metro article “Hounded by ride-share denials” about blind people being denied service by some local Uber drivers.

From Washington Post

On Thursday morning, hours after Singh walked out of prison, her daughter Padma told news agency ANI that the family was "disheartened".

From BBC

Fore said her family is “very disheartened that the pristine wilderness of Hardy County is now threatened.”

From Seattle Times

"When you're living in the middle of it and you see how difficult and real it is - for other people to say 'what a pile of nonsense' it's really disheartening."

From BBC

For anyone who ever saw Freddie Mercury in concert, it is disheartening now to look at the Queen photo that was released early this year in connection with the British group’s comeback album, “Innuendo.”

From Los Angeles Times