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
“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
These Somebodies are seated in the audience and called onto the stage after God, unhappy with his creation, asks Death to retrieve humanity for an accounting of its dismaying conduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
Even more dismaying for the Big Guy is the sudden awakening of his only child, Meghan.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022
It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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