disappointingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The foundation said nearly 700,000 people went on to access its Stop It Now resources, which offer confidential advice and self-help tools - a figure some experts say is disappointingly low.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The production is a revival of the disappointingly fussy, clumsy, old-fashioned one by Lee Blakeley the company unveiled in 2013 for Conlon and to celebrate the Verdi bicentennial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
But disappointingly for investors, the stock hasn’t done much since July, he added.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
The last time Walmart U.S. saw a same-store sales decline was in 2014, but it also suffered disappointingly slow growth from 2015 to 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
I’m having an inch-long cut above my right eye stitched up b\ an extremely handsome junior doctor who is disappointingly brusque and businesslike.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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