displeased

Example Sentences

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As for this year’s slate, the range was typically broad, and the choices seem to have left no one displeased, with a number of festivalgoers insisting the programming was the most satisfying they could recall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

So I’d like each of them to name an issue where, for the good of the state, they’re willing to take on their friends and allies, knowing they’ll be displeased.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Microsoft’s stock has dropped nearly 14% since the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report, showing how investors have been displeased by the pace of Azure’s revenue growth relative to the company’s level of capex spending.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Talents like Morgan Wallen, Diplo, Shaboozey and Post Malone have made chart-topping hits that have both expanded the fanbase of the genre, and, at times, left traditional country fans displeased with the drastically different tone.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The drums kept him awake all night, he guessed, or someone has displeased him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin