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

"You see it getting spoiled by someone mindlessly, especially when we've got fields full of wildlife," he said, describing it as "disheartening".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"It is disheartening, but we just go and we get on with it," she said.

From BBC • May 6, 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

That afternoon, Takumi and I had learned the disheartening results of our first major precalc test of the semester.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green