dispiriting
Example Sentences
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“Enough” is a good retort, though, for “Super Troopers 3” overall, except for the dispiriting promise before the closing credits that more mediocrity might be coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
One dispiriting day, she was on Melrose Avenue walking to the Groundlings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Overall, it paints a dispiriting picture of the current state of creative affairs in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Scotland are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
There is something deeply dispiriting about the stiff rustle of nylon and the endless, curiously amplified patter of rain on synthetic material.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
