Example Sentences
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Since Shakespeare’s verse for the young lovers is among his most rhapsodic and hypnotically beautiful, the choice is dismaying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or antisemitism in general is dismaying but not surprising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
