dismay
Example Sentences
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Your own shock and Burack’s dismay are shared by others, it appears.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighbourhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
To the initial dismay of locals, he created a $400 annual-membership category for out-of-towners and promoted it as a noble way of supporting mom-and-pop golf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
All three Austrian shows were immediately cancelled, to the dismay of almost 200,000 fans and the singer herself.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A yelp of dismay came from near where Mrs. Apple was sitting, but as the dear history teacher had lost her voice, the sound obviously did not originate with her.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing dismay
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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