end in disappointment
Example Sentences
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He locked up his tires on a pit stop 25 laps from the end, was forced to make a drive-through penalty for the mistake and saw his milk-splashed dreams end in disappointment.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Price’s run might end in disappointment, but that he finally made it will resonate with his peers.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2021
But as it most often does, the process for most of Mr. Biden’s prospects will likely end in disappointment — and possibly some relief.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2020
Inter’s first game in the competition since 2012 looked set to end in disappointment when Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen’s shot took a lucky deflection and looped into the net in the 53rd minute.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2018
"I wonder," thought she, "whether this be a messenger from--" and then she checked the thought, as though it must end in disappointment.
From The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
