dismaying
Example Sentences
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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
As the committee chair, Oppenheimer signed the one-page memo, dated June 16, 1945, that came to the dismaying conclusion that “we see no acceptable alternative to direct military use.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Leonard Downie Jr.’s Feb. 3 op-ed, “Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust,” presents a dismaying road map for news organizations.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
I had a dismaying feeling of being eight again, eight and lost in the wrong part of town, harried by farmers’ sons.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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