dishearten

Example Sentences

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Each day, 22 people die in want of organs, which should dishearten all Americans.

From Washington Post

The results were disheartening, even back in late 2021, when the researchers ran the experiment.

From Scientific American

But as disheartening as our increasingly godless society can be to many of us, neither Christian doctrine — despite its cultural dominance — nor any other religious creed was intended to be government policy.

From Washington Post

David Badcock, from the Drug Science Scientific Committee, said he was "disheartened" at the proposed ban and the government was "going completely against its own advisory panel".

From BBC

But what they witnessed left them feeling disheartened.

From Washington Post