disheartening
Example Sentences
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We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Shelly Corbin, a Native American activist who participated in the “Reimagining” meetings, found the federal suit disheartening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"So it's a bit disheartening and annoying really."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Meanwhile, after 11 losses in a row, the team is left facing a disheartening reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It must have been a bitter disappointment for Gene Johnson, so disheartening that he was never able to bring himself to publish an account of the expedition and its findings.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
