dispirit
Example Sentences
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That this foundational principle could be overlooked in the name of icons seemed to exhaust and dispirit her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2020
Don’t let it dispirit you that more than half of the 128 FCS schools have already effectively been eliminated from playoff contention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2014
This workplace is an instance of individuals caught in the grip of unproductive systems, that systematically dispirit the staff, dissatisfy the clients and make the firm less productive than it could be.
From Forbes ● Jun. 23, 2011
Such disputes dispirit those who want the church to look outward and upward, not nitpick over the past.
From Economist ● Apr. 28, 2011
William, like a wise general as he was, took care that the news of his accident should not dispirit his men.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
