Example Sentences

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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

The judge was chagrined to learn that three of the rounds appeared to match the fatal bullet in the “Rust” movie set shooting, contributing to her decision to dismiss the charges against Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

A rather chagrined Mr Ko told a room full of reporters that he had been tricked into the agreement - and that he should not have negotiated with the KMT alone, without any advisers present.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

But when he came to pay, he was chagrined to find so much of his money had gone to fill and overfill his stomach.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes