Example Sentences

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In some cases, the story told is demoralizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Waking up to the occasional mess in his bed, he says, is demoralizing.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

For Vladimir Peskov, 87, evacuated from Zaporizhzhia last week and now living down the hall from Ms. Ploschenko at the home in Hanover, the circular feeling this second war has given his life is demoralizing.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

“We’re all just trying to outdo each other instead of just getting smoked at the golf course,” Stewart says, noting that the sport is demoralizing enough without playing with people above your level.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022

He wrote on February 21, 1894, “No one should be put to death no matter who it is, if it can be avoided, it is demoralizing to society to be barbarous.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson