Example Sentences

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"We showed it with Gabriella, we showed it again with Laurence. But it displeases some people, obviously. It's competition, it's natural. But it's true that it was more complicated than we thought."

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The rest of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers would stay at current budget levels, a status quo that displeases advocates for biomedical research.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 9, 2023

“But traditionally with royals throughout history, if anyone displeases them, they are out. As Prince Philip always, always said: ‘It’s not about the individual.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

She is a good talker and generous with her laughter – until a question displeases her.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2020

Then he says something to my daughter that really displeases her: “It’s uncanny how much you two look alike!”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan