displeased

Example Sentences

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The U.A.E. was displeased with the Israeli announcement and saw it as embarrassing, according to a person close to Emirati officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Investors displeased with Apple’s slow AI momentum have long speculated that it could finally become acquisitive.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 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

But online reviews left by an overwhelming number of displeased customers say otherwise.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

Only one aspect of her friendship with Emily would have displeased her mother, but she was not likely to find it out, and so Shirley did not trouble herself too much over it.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord