Example Sentences

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The demoralizing loss sent the Lakers into a three-game tail spin one month before the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The findings about the bat bridges were demoralizing for Altringham, who during his career appeared at several public inquiries into the impact of road-building projects on bats.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

In some cases, the story told is demoralizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Interviewing is such a demoralizing process, especially when you get those sort of rug-pull questions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

I’d never been someone who dwelled on the more demoralizing parts of being African American.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama