Example Sentences

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Instead of reporting the number of people vaccinated — discouragingly, only 62 percent of the population is fully vaccinated; far fewer with boosters — why not highlight the number of people unvaccinated?

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

Here, there is talk not of imminent innovation but of discouragingly minute work proceeding on many slow-moving fronts over decades.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

But a growing number doubt that Woods will be able to start at Augusta, especially after his friend Steve Stricker discouragingly said on Tuesday, “I don’t think he’s doing that well right now physically.”

From Golf Digest • Mar. 9, 2017

Bieber also whined his way through “Sorry,” another discouragingly enduring 2015 single that sounds like one side of a truly pointless lovers’ spat.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2016

He located Hubbard Glacier, which looked discouragingly far away from Seward.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan