Example Sentences

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While Mr. Blanche was Republicans’ whipping boy, their real target was Mr. Trump, whose recent interventions in Republican politics have dismayed them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But while the severity of the punishment meted out may have dismayed many, there is a very real danger that the situation facing the club could soon become even more serious.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

The allegations levelled against the Carabinieri have dismayed the Italian establishment.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2017

The father’s answer probably didn’t surprise the daughter, but it might have dismayed her.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 20, 2016

They went through all the evolutions of Indian warfare, and ended with a mock battle; their yells alone would have dismayed an ordinary adversary.

From Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography by Johnson, Clark, M.D.