end in disappointment

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They’re now in the midst of six straight NL East titles, but a 2021 World Series title is the only time the postseason didn’t end in disappointment.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

If a year of weighty expectations was doomed to end in disappointment, this would be its defining image.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2016

But a search for the most basic biographical information about the company’s chairman and co-founders, usually standard fare in offering documents, will end in disappointment.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2015

That March would end in disappointment with a second-round loss to Wichita State.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2015

The strange custom of making fools on 1st April by sending people upon errands which end in disappointment, and raise a laugh at the expense of the person sent, prevails throughout Europe.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various