How to Use dishearten in a Sentence

dishearten

verb
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  • That part is disheartening, but what's happening more and more is that people in our communities are taking matters into their own hands.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • This discovery, though initially disheartening, inspired González to take his research a step further.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
  • As he, Chippy, and the entire clan welcome Vegas home, they are disheartened by Junior leaving the family.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 27 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Last week, the judges saw a lot of disheartening contestants that did not manage to impress them.
    — oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • That’s where Fields has dealt, and should continue to deal, disheartening blows to opponents busy trying to cover the rest of the Buckeyes.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Some business owners like Lupe Rose found the process disheartening.
    — David McLaughlin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The factions criticized by Olsen, on the other hand, have already been disheartened and discredited by the course of events.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017

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