disappoint

Example Sentences

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It used to be common for African governments to disband national teams after disappointing results, but it has happened less often since Fifa became stricter about government interference.

From BBC

And while it’s disappointing that such a formidable industry figure could bungle a major career pivot, at least she’ll never have to go back to parking cars.

From Salon

Despite the outreach, members of the business community remain wary of Mamdani, saying they are disappointed he hasn’t appointed more people with private-sector backgrounds to his new administration.

From The Wall Street Journal

In return, Smith said, he was told he’d be compensated, though he said he was disappointed to find he was never paid for the clients he referred.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the real disappointing aspect of the bucket list is that most of us will probably never check off all or even some of the items on it.

From MarketWatch