Example Sentences

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Spicer recalled going over stories with the president that had displeased him, assessing them section by section.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020

“We were quite concerned for that young woman: that she had displeased the leader and that she would pay for it,” Sherman said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2018

During the 2016 campaign, Corey Lewandowski, Mr. Trump’s former campaign manager and someone known for his temper, found a way to punish a reporter who had displeased him.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2017

Rear Admiral Benson had displeased President Coolidge by repeatedly opposing sales of U. S.-owned merchantmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother never spanked me, but she had a way of letting me know when I had displeased her.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson