dishearten

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Kings didn’t manage 30 wins in any season from 2009 to 2015, and even their flickers of promise ended in disheartening fashion.

From Washington Post

By the 1970s, as he became increasingly disheartened by the Vietnam War, he scaled back his private New York legal practice to devote himself to the cause of establishing an infrastructure for international justice.

From Washington Post

Lee’s brother, Tim Lee, also wrote on Facebook that he was “saddened and disheartened to lose my brother.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Sorenson says she was disheartened that her assault had been downgraded to harassment and by the rest of Willhelm’s response, in which he promises that the company would never again hire the assailant.

From Science Magazine

Lee’s brother, Tim Oliver Lee, said he was “saddened and disheartened.”

From Washington Post