dismay

To their presumable dismay, there are no scenes of the singer quitting the tour to go house-hunting, external; throwing snooker balls at Blur, external; or starting a fight on a cross-channel ferry.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

As recently as this year, Moreno had indicated he wasn’t looking to sell, much to the dismay of frustrated Angels fans desperate for an end to his tenure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Ceding federal lands is also anathema to land preservation groups, which expressed dismay at the idea that any piece of Yosemite might be lost, no matter how small.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

In Los Palos Grandes, one of Caracas's most expensive middle-class neighborhoods and one of the hardest hit, three residents stare with dismay at the red sign placed on their building.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

I had already met La Llorona and listened to her cryptic message, so my own dismay was not as great as that of my sisters.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Yet the world's inability to fund more Mosquirix shots dismays many in Africa.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022

You might “say this concerns you, that it dismays you,” he said, but that “you’re not trying to second-guess” the president.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

The Chattahoochee River and its tributaries flow through metropolitan Atlanta, but they hardly register for most people in the city — a disconnect that dismays Jonathan Keats.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

She keeps hoping she’ll find her way into a Buchan or Childers narrative, but just when the action picks up, reality disappoints and ultimately dismays her.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2018

From the little he knows about Russian writers, it dismays him that his parents chose the weirdest namesake.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Toronto-area lip balm producer Warren Levine said he has been dismayed by the trade battle given the traditionally close ties between the U.S. and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Earlier this week, PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said the circuit was dismayed by the advert, describing Good Good's initial handling of the controversy as "disappointing."

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

But the inquest was told she had been "dismayed" to learn Morgan was joining the Blades in February 2023.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

They were also dismayed and confused by the news that green card applicants would possibly have to leave the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Though I had been dismayed to learn of Gaur’s leaving the ANC, that did not diminish my pleasure in seeing him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Since Shakespeare’s verse for the young lovers is among his most rhapsodic and hypnotically beautiful, the choice is dismaying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

No American orchestra of San Diego’s merit or promise under its rising star music director, Rafael Payare, had been stuck in so dismaying a venue as Symphony Towers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024

Within that sphere we’re treated to a voice performance by Woods that is a small, hilarious, somewhat dismaying tour de force.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein