end in disappointment
Example Sentences
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All that hope, so often fancied to go all of the way, only for it to end in disappointment.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
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
Would its bid for a seventh European title end in disappointment?
From Washington Post • May 3, 2022
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
It is charity not to excite a hope, when it must end in disappointment.
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