as in to fail
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappoint
He was often disappointed by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Associated Press surveyed more than 65 Black players from 25 teams about the topic, and more than a third — about 36% — were discouraged or disappointed by the number of Black coaches.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But if officials conclude that even the most iterative prompting doesn't perfectly control the resulting outputs—even slowly, repeatedly prompting AI to produce the exact vision in an artist's head—some artists are sure to be disappointed.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
People who were divorced, tired, in debt, ill fed, disappointed with their own choices.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for disappoint 
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Associated Press surveyed more than 65 Black players from 25 teams about the topic, and more than a third — about 36% — were discouraged or disappointed by the number of Black coaches.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
But if officials conclude that even the most iterative prompting doesn't perfectly control the resulting outputs—even slowly, repeatedly prompting AI to produce the exact vision in an artist's head—some artists are sure to be disappointed.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
People who were divorced, tired, in debt, ill fed, disappointed with their own choices.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for disappoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappoint
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Like Putin and Xi, Trump also believes that economic power should be used as a lever to extract concessions from countries that displease him.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Trump responded to her message by attacking Budde with one of his familiar insults for women who displease him.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Eagles upset Chiefs' three-peat dreams The Eagles' 40-22 victory at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Sunday denied the Chiefs from becoming the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Charles Lindstrom, a 6-2 center for the Grove City basketball team, did a remarkable job in stopping Litchfield’s towering center, Bob McGee, as the Grove City cagers upset Litchfield 49-39 Tuesday at the Grove City floor.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappoint. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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