dispiriting
Example Sentences
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“Enough” is a good retort, though, for “Super Troopers 3” overall, except for the dispiriting promise before the closing credits that more mediocrity might be coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The latest inflation report marks a dispiriting end to Jerome Powell’s eight-year tenure as Fed Chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Then came the dispiriting loss to the Warriors and the 40-year-old Paul’s opportunity to get in the last meme, even though it wasn’t exactly original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
It will be a deeply dispiriting result for Italy, for whom a single try was a poor return for the level of pressure they put on Ireland.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
There was not a single item of conventional trail food—raisins or peanuts or small, portable quantities of packets or canned goods—which was a little dispiriting in a national park.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
