end in disappointment
Example Sentences
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All that hope, so often fancied to go all of the way, only for it to end in disappointment.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
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
Would its bid for a seventh European title end in disappointment?
From Washington Post • May 3, 2022
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
He seems to owe no allegiance to the Emperor of Morocco, or to any other acknowledged potentate; so that I will not attempt the long business of negotiation, which would, too probably, end in disappointment.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de
