displeasure

Example Sentences

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There were some on the terraces who stayed behind to clap the team off, but others showed their displeasure by booing after a meek display left Newcastle 12th in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I never signed off on that,” the president told aides in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But in December, the White House quashed the deal, citing displeasure with the U.K.’s online safety rules, its digital services tax—and, strangely, food safety rules.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Three Republican senators, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, issued statements expressing their displeasure with the investigation.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

At the center of the Midway, the procession veered around the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel, which Burnham eyed with displeasure.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson