disillusioned

Example Sentences

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“We were so disillusioned after that first day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

If there is a central dramatic question at play, it’s when this poor soul will be disillusioned, and whether that will come too late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

Coming from a small college in Pennsylvania, I felt very fortunate to have been admitted, but by the end of my first year I’d grown disillusioned.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson