chagrin

When I finally did, age 30, I realized to my chagrin that in following his footsteps, I hadn’t scratched the surface of his intellectual journey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The center, to the chagrin of many in the NBA, has long been known more for his finesse touch shots than physical play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

To my chagrin but not my surprise, no one else in the theater came with their tail tucked between their legs, covered by a trench coat.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

Monteiro, who grew up in Rocinha, recalls the early days of "safari-like" tourism in the favela, when visitors guided by outsiders would show up in open-air jeeps, much to the chagrin of locals.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

I felt his eyes on my face but I couldn’t look at him yet, afraid he might read the chagrin in my eyes.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Hector the dog delights and chagrins them in equal measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2018

However, while Carter's crusty editorializing delights thousands of listeners, it chagrins thousands more, keeps him in a perpetual controversial stew.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whereto he answered, "O my lady, may Allah Almighty preserve thee to veil sins and countervail chagrins!"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

He possessed the true solace for all private chagrins in the activity and the fervour of his public interests.

From Burke by John Morley

But they are brief, seem the result of momentary moods rather than the spray of a strong, steady current; and he soon turns from them to the expression of his petty chagrins and personal animosities.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by George Gilfillan

But while durian lovers feast, Malaysian farmers are chagrined.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The front end, which was also a trunk, came up right to my rib cage, a contact point that would have chagrined any high school football coach as bad tackling form: too high.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

During a “lightning round” of queries, Christie was chagrined when MacCallum asked him about government investigations of UFOs.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

And how chagrined to discover, squinting at his schedule in the breezeway, that for his next class he had that same room again.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Many another influence close to the Administration was similarly chagrinned.

From Time Magazine Archive

On his Thanksgiving vacation he had missed five successive quail and gone home chagrinned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week publicity-hating President Tew was chagrinned to find his name very much in the news.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was surprised and a little chagrinned by the weakness he had discovered; he could not understand how it had escaped him before.

From The Return of Blue Pete by Luke Allan

Peter Slade was much chagrinned to have the victory snatched from him, and began to mutter something about the race not being a fair one.

From The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall by Edward Stratemeyer

Cecil's unfortunate encouragement of the night before—displayed more with a view to chagrining Sir Penthony than from a mere leaning toward coquetry—has fanned his passion to a very dangerous height.

From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton