displeased

Example Sentences

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As for this year’s slate, the range was typically broad, and the choices seem to have left no one displeased, with a number of festivalgoers insisting the programming was the most satisfying they could recall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Investors displeased with Apple’s slow AI momentum have long speculated that it could finally become acquisitive.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

But online reviews left by an overwhelming number of displeased customers say otherwise.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

It has split the community with those against the use of the hotel and others displeased with regular protests and marches and an increased police presence.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

I climbed into the rickshaw with my mother in it, which displeased Amah, because this was presumptuous behavior on my part and also because Amah loved me better than her own.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan