end in disappointment
Example Sentences
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Having won gold in 2012 and 2016, Jones saw her bid for a third straight Olympic triumph end in disappointment.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2022
He locked up his tires on a pit stop 25 laps from the end, was forced to make a drive-through penalty for the mistake and saw his milk-splashed dreams end in disappointment.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Inter’s first game in the competition since 2012 looked set to end in disappointment when Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen’s shot took a lucky deflection and looped into the net in the 53rd minute.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2018
If a year of weighty expectations was doomed to end in disappointment, this would be its defining image.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2016
He seems to owe no allegiance to the Emperor of Morocco, or to any other acknowledged potentate; so that I will not attempt the long business of negotiation, which would, too probably, end in disappointment.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de
