dismaying
Example Sentences
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The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Leonard Downie Jr.’s Feb. 3 op-ed, “Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust,” presents a dismaying road map for news organizations.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
These Somebodies are seated in the audience and called onto the stage after God, unhappy with his creation, asks Death to retrieve humanity for an accounting of its dismaying conduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
Hard on that thought followed the image of the wineskin, like a dismaying answer.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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