dispiriting
Example Sentences
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“Enough” is a good retort, though, for “Super Troopers 3” overall, except for the dispiriting promise before the closing credits that more mediocrity might be coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then came the dispiriting loss to the Warriors and the 40-year-old Paul’s opportunity to get in the last meme, even though it wasn’t exactly original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
One report offered little hope for unemployed workers mired in long, dispiriting job searches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
We were camped at a lofty spot called Indian Grave Gap, between two brooding summits—the one tiring to recollect, the other dispiriting to behold.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
