disheartening

Example Sentences

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We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It is particularly disheartening that any opportunity for this location to be developed as a meaningful community or tourism asset now appears to be lost," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Sabbir’s transmission drew a disheartening response: “The area,” an Iranian official explained to him, was “very dangerous and a red zone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The most disheartening aspect of Mr. Pielke’s op-ed is that his peer-reviewed efforts to correct the record were met with silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Jesse and Eric were thankful for their deliverance, but it was shocking, even disheartening, to see that while they’d ridden the Internet hallway across the country, in some ways they hadn’t gone anywhere.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz