disheartening

Example Sentences

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We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It is particularly disheartening that any opportunity for this location to be developed as a meaningful community or tourism asset now appears to be lost," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The most disheartening aspect of Mr. Pielke’s op-ed is that his peer-reviewed efforts to correct the record were met with silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Jack Foreman, a third‑year student midwife from King's Lynn in Norfolk, said the situation was disheartening.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

That was disheartening, just another suggestion that psychology, admittedly far from curing inmates, even had trouble describing what was wrong with them.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover