Example Sentences

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The leaders added that a shortage of 500 police officers and a sluggish 911 system that can take hours to respond to non-fatal crimes have disheartened residents and emboldened thugs.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2023

The governor’s comments have disheartened immigrants and asylum-seekers in particular.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2016

Nevertheless, working for half pay must have disheartened her.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The generals, and the emperor himself, were uneasy, lest their defeat of the preceding day should have disheartened the Russians, and they should escape us in the dark.

From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de

She raised her clear eyes that would have disheartened almost any man.

From A Little Girl in Old Quebec by Douglas, Amanda Minnie