disillusioned
Example Sentences
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“We were so disillusioned after that first day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
He joined the SNP in 2005 after becoming disillusioned with Labour.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The bloody events of January have further disillusioned and frustrated Pezeshkian’s supporters.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Decades of this have disillusioned the working and middle classes into expecting nothing can or will change, that it’s every man, woman and child for themselves.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Captain Black was deeply disillusioned by this treacherous stab in the back from someone in high place upon whom he had relied so confidently for support.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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