How to Use dishearten in a Sentence

dishearten

verb

• The conflict between their families disheartened them.
• Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
• These hands reached out for help when the rest of the body and mind grew disheartened.
  — Amanda Orr, Houston Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2017
• And in the early '70s, he was disheartened by the group’s demise.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024
• Velez said she is disheartened by the string of events.
  — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 8 Feb. 2018
• His first run — less than two miles — left him gasping for breath and disheartened.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018
• Frannie is in her thirties, broke and disheartened by her lack of progress on all fronts.
  — Renee Valois, Twin Cities, 29 June 2019
• Shields said that the structure of the failing schools list, which is based on the bottom 6%, can be disheartening for schools.
  — Jemma Stephenson, al, 21 Mar. 2023
• Despite going behind, the US weren’t disheartened and leveled the scores in the 26th minute when Pulisic blasted home a freekick from the edge of the box.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 13 June 2024
• Heald isn't disheartened that those aren't included in the first rendition of the ban.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2019
• But to say he’s disheartened in UDOT opting for the second and third phases is putting it mildly.
  — Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2023
• And the thought of carrying the entire eight-pound jug in my overstuffed pack, even for a few miles, is disheartening.
  — Reid Doughten, Longreads, 22 Sep. 2017
• That should be the Pogba the public should remember, not the disheartening coda of the last few years.
  — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The way women have become chess pieces in the latter rounds of this beef is disheartening, but more on that later.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
• Lange watched, disheartened, as a commissioner reassured the neighbor that the board would not make any changes to the health plan that year.
  — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2023
• As a female chef, I am disheartened to open the paper and see the latest news of male chefs behaving badly.
  — Erin Wade, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2018
• Few things dishearten a defense more than winning on first and second downs only to be burned on third.
  — Alex Hickey, ajc, 2 Oct. 2017
• Even though Leeds will not make the play-offs this season, Heckingbottom and the Leeds faithful should not be too disheartened.
  — SI.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• But for those who are interested in buying a home, the rapid rise in home prices has been disheartening.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• Last week, the judges saw a lot of disheartening contestants that did not manage to impress them.
  — oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
• Three Stacks shared he was disheartened when looking back at the aftermath of the battle’s carnage.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
• And the devil in the details also is disheartening – of the $350 per month, a meager $5 goes toward the principal.
  — Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
• But her purpose is not to dishearten us by forcing us to confront our failures.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
• Snow lovers, you may be disheartened by Sunday’s mugginess, so hit the slopes as needed!
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2018
• David Zinner said voters were not the only ones disheartened.
  — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 27 June 2018
• Sez Me … There is some good news amid the disheartening rubble of a wannabe civilization.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
• The results were disheartening, even back in late 2021, when the researchers ran the experiment.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2023
• For Haan and others, the lack of urgency is disheartening.
  — Byleslie Roberts, science.org, 11 July 2024
• Like Black parents all over the globe, they are broken and disheartened by the killings of innocent Black people, and hope for a brighter future for their little ones.
  — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 2 June 2020
• Despite the infighting that flared up among hunters, Pam Harte, an activist and producer on the film, was disheartened that the film didn’t have more legislative influence.
  — Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024