How to Use dismayed in a Sentence

dismayed

adjective
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  • Biden’s performance left some of his supporters in entertainment stunned and dismayed.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
  • Perhaps contrary to the expectations of many American observers, even Putin was somewhat dismayed.
    — Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The Kremlin isn’t quite so dismayed with the words of this 8 p.m. Fox News host.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • But a dismayed lawyer trapped in the body of a virtual cat trying to work Zoom?
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
  • And in the meantime, Sheikh doesn’t feel dismayed that this signal didn’t turn out to be a long-distance call from ET.
    — Ramin Skibba, Wired, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The dismayed hand-wringing has begun, and so has the finger-pointing.
    — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
  • Ted, dismayed, gathers that Shelley intends to live with him and his wife.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • Teddy pauses, taking great joy at the dismayed look on James's face.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Marquette backers were blindsided by the decision to change the mascot at all, and even more dismayed by the shift to the amorphous Gold.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • The Los Angeles Times is dismayed to report that not a single celebrity pulled a prank on Saturday to ring in the new month.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Cohen was visibly dismayed at the time, and nearly a decade later, this point of view still bothers him.
    — Jessica Pressler, Vulture, 3 June 2024
  • What everybody on the outside knows is that Mitchell was extremely dismayed, distraught even, by the way the Jazz season ended.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • Although one boy received a suspension, Jo and their mother were dismayed that the school did not mete out more consequences.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Even blissful or euphoric NDEs can leave survivors feeling angry or dismayed to be alive again.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The Canadians, who followed their Tokyo triumph with a 4-0 loss to the Aussies in their group finale, were similarly dismayed.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The truth is that, more than ever, the Democrats need to be a big-tent party with a willingness to reach out to never-Trump Republicans and dismayed moderates.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The data, the outlook and the solutions High mortgage rates are a big reason why some feel so dismayed with America’s housing market.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Many of their parishioners, these pastors said, are so dismayed by the president’s posture toward the war that their support for his re-election bid could be imperiled.
    — Maya King, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • And he’s been dismayed to see Amber Heard suffer online abuse amid controversy over her divorce from Johnny Depp.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Attwell reversed his decision and sent off Holgate, who seemed hurt, dismayed, baffled.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Some members aligned themselves with the dismayed staff, while other members agreed with Cheney that some of the chapters drafted by different aides did not measure up to the committee’s standards.
    — Luke Broadwater Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • When Carter followed the speech by ousting several Cabinet members, Mondale was even more dismayed.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Comments from dismayed customers remain on the retailer’s Facebook page.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Among those who are most dismayed by Putin’s bloodbath are younger Russians and people who get their information from the Internet rather than Russian television.
    — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The city’s faith community, meanwhile, remained dismayed at the violence.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • According to city staff, there's been one official complaint filed about food trucks, but council members have also been approached by dismayed residents.
    — Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • But conservative Jewish groups and Republicans were stunned and dismayed, and accused Mr. Schumer of crossing a dangerous line.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Dylan had decided to integrate electric guitars in his music, making the jump at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival in a performance that left some folk purists angered and dismayed.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Her sentiments were echoed by other advocates whose reactions to the bill’s passage in the Senate toggled between a sense of relief and dismayed resignation.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The protagonists are well-meaning and dismayed liberals.
    — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022

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