be displeased
Example Sentences
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In 1960, about 4 percent of Americans said they would be displeased if their child married someone from the other party.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
By 2010, nearly half of such respondents reported that they would be displeased.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023
Laborers lived with the knowledge that should they give their wealthy employer reason to be displeased with their performance, they could be replaced at any moment.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
It’s understandable for citizens to be displeased with any amount of public funding to aid any professional sports franchise.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2018
The frugal Mrs. Platt, if she still inhabits her sallow rooms, will not be displeased.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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