Example Sentences

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Enrico Letta, the leader of the left-wing Democratic Party, said what happened was "dismaying".

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2022

The episode was dismaying to Luria, particularly at a time when anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. are spiking.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2019

It was dismaying to cover in minutes what it would have taken hours to walk.

From New York Times • May 24, 2013

So, although it was not unexpected, it was dismaying to hear today that both he and his executive director, Nick Starr, are stepping down in the next two years.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2013

The play of symbols, once she had discovered the pattern of it, was dismaying.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman