disappointment
Example Sentences
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That leaves little room for disappointment, but the valuation could stay elevated if the company keeps delivering.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
All that weekend, I can’t shake the look of disappointment on Paul’s face, can’t stop feeling like I’d broken the invisible contract between us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Reifel's former boss, Police Chief Michelle Kott, told the BBC that while the department respects his decision, "I would be less than candid if I didn't acknowledge my disappointment in losing another police officer".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
After years of disappointment, a random eBay trawl turned up a surprise offer of the long-lost chocolate mints, with a notice for mint vintage items.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
They had an air of worry about them, as if a dark cloud of difficulty and disappointment was hanging low over their heads.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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