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
The latest inflation report marks a dispiriting end to Jerome Powell’s eight-year tenure as Fed Chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 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 are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
But at once came the dispiriting realization that even if somebody looked into the compartment, he would be neither seen nor heard.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
