are disheartening
- present progressive of dishearten.
Example Sentences
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“Attempts to hinder voters from exercising their right to cast their ballots are disheartening, disturbing, and wrong,” Ms. James said in a statement.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2020
There are disheartening things, like incredible amounts of apathy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2017
Still, the numbers — and the stories behind them — are disheartening.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2016
Judge Susan Craighead, speaking on behalf of the court, laid out statistics that are disheartening, but she also brought an uplifting candor and determination to act.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2015
The physical and moral wrecks that result are disheartening.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch
