chagrined
Example Sentences
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But while durian lovers feast, Malaysian farmers are chagrined.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The front end, which was also a trunk, came up right to my rib cage, a contact point that would have chagrined any high school football coach as bad tackling form: too high.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Condon is utterly captivating as a brutal villain, and no one plays a valiantly chagrined hero like Neeson, sorrowful and suffering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
“No,” Teresita’s husband said, looking a little chagrined yet firm at the same time.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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