disheartening
Example Sentences
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The news was good, but also disheartening: Toyota Motor was planning to build its first stand-alone factory in the U.S., but her state wasn’t in consideration.
Ashley Maggs, Jersey Airport's operations director, said the situation was disheartening but that it was working to ensure people travelling were not displaced.
From BBC
"Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus, the environment has too often felt toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening."
From BBC
“It was disheartening to not see that in the stadium this year, when there was an even bigger problem going on.”
From Los Angeles Times
But beyond all the hype lies a disheartening reality: The business behind the stock has continued to struggle.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
