How to use disappointment in a sentence

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• Not until I got his email did I fully understand his disappointment.From the entry until
• After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.From the entry lead-in
• Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.From the entry growth
• The loss caused utter deflation and disappointment among the fans.From the entry deflation
• The performance was something of a disappointment.From the entry something
• Her disappointment was apparent to everyone.From the entry apparent
• The cancellation has fueled skepticism and disappointment among Adele’s Daydreamers, her fandom.2022 January 25, Linda Hasco, “Adele’s postponed Las Vegas residency: She’s apologized, but do we really know what’s behind it?”, in…. From the entry daydreamer
• Hurt and disappointment are very deflated states to be in, with little energy to them.2018, Ralph De La Rosa, The Monkey Is the Messenger, page 208. From the entry deflated
• It's like buying bottle service at the clerb in Vegas (minus all the disappointment).2018, “What we did in Florence, Italy”, in Nom Life. From the entry clerb
• The first major console release in a decade, it was a disappointment by most fans’ standards.2018, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, in April Madden, editor, Classic Gaming: The Ultimate Guide to Retro Videogaming, 5th edition…. From the entry button-masher
• “Okay, then, how about Michael?” “Tomayto, tomahto.” Kacie sighed in disappointment.2017, Cheryl Etchison, From the Start: An American Valor Novel, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry tomayto, tomahto
• Not only that, as they waited they were subjected to several delays and disappointments.[2015, Chas Newkey-Burden, Adele: The Biography, updated edition, London: John Blake Publishing, →ISBN, page 228. From the entry daydreamer
• Italy know they cannot wallow in the disappointment of last week's agonising near miss against Ireland.2011 February 11, Robert Kitson, “Six Nations 2011: Luke McLean happy to swap green and gold for blue”, in The Guardian, London. From the entry near miss
• Royal dorado was the only disappointment — intensely basslike in flavor, but dry.2009 June 28, David Corcoran, “A Greek Menu Peppered With Imagination”, in New York Times. From the entry basslike
• But she made no secret of her disappointment at our lack of campery.2009 July 19, Mark Gevisser, “South African Rites”, in New York Times. From the entry campery
• If you think the major ingredient in most meat pies is meat you’re in for a disappointment.2006 May, Australian Consumers′ Association, Choice, page 9. From the entry meat pie
• No disappointments there because we're cyberdating to maintain what we liked at first glance.1995 May 7, “Cyberdating's Fine if You First Know What You're Getting”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry cyberdate
• Given the fiery tone of the conference, Anita Hill's speech must have come as a disappointment.1992 October 27, John Leo, “Hill's Potential Stunted By Gender-Focused Politics”, in Seattle Times, retrieved 07 Jan 2010. From the entry red meat
• I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger.1965, John Fowles, The Magus. From the entry ukase
• She was sorry for my disappointment, and showed me everything in the kindest way.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 145. From the entry head like a sieve
• His tone was cold and ironical; its bitterness but reflecting the terrible disappointment he had suffered.1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as…. From the entry ironical
• "So you see, my dear, your father's street-arab career is beset with disappointments."1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC. From the entry street-arab
• Disillusion is not disappointment; it is the breaking of the spell—the moment the veil falls and truth becomes inescapable.2025, Independent Submission, “Rewriting Disillusion”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry disillusion
• Observers expressed disappointment at the weaker-than-hoped-for language on consumption and pesticide use, both significant drivers of biodiversity loss.2022 December 19, Patrick Greenfield, Phoebe Weston, “Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030”, in The Guardian. From the entry nature-positive
• My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.2017 July 5, TheReportOfTheWeek, 6:03 from the start, in Popeyes Cheddar Biscuit Butterfly Shrimp - Food Review, via YouTube, archived…. From the entry immeasurable
• He did a semi-decent job of concealing his disappointment.2016, Lauren Oliver, Replica, →ISBN. From the entry semi-decent
• A Hypoblast is a major disappointment in partydom and should be avoided at all costs in the future.2013, J. T. Beckman Au D., Definitions: The Ultra New Revised Standard Version - Page 22. From the entry partydom
• His mother later expressed disappointment that she'd been wrong, but by then, Belinda had a butterfly on her hoo-ha.2010, Dee Tenorio, All Or Nothing, page 54. From the entry hoo-ha
• He'd endured being tortured with a cat-o'-nine; he couldn't bear the disappointment and need in her blue-green eyes.2010, Joey W. Hill, Vampire Mistress, →ISBN. From the entry cat-o'-nine
• It’s so unoriginal it bores me and how, more than disappointment or sorrow at humanity’s antics, it must bore God.2008, Tibor Fischer, Good to Be God, Richmond, London: Alma Books, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry borrowable
• For Faulkner, these years marry professional triumphs and personal disappointments: the Nobel Prize for Literature and an increasingly unlifting depression.2006, Lisa C. Hickman, William Faulkner and Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers. From the entry marry
• This will create a sense of disappointment in the subordinates concerned and they will feel that there was no fairplay.2006, V. Srinivasan, New Age Management: Philosophy from Ancient India. From the entry fairplay
• By the final whistle at Murrayfield last night, the Australians were choking back the bitter pill of disappointment and defeat.2004 November 7, Simon Turnbull, “Young Scots give Williams a silver lining”, in The Independent, UK. From the entry bitter pill

Meaning of disappointment

1. noun The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
2. noun An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
3. noun Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.

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Questions about disappointment in a sentence

How do you use disappointment in a sentence?

Disappointment is used as a noun. For example: “Even a trip to beautiful California can cause disappointment.”

What is a short sentence with disappointment?

“What a disappointment!”

What does disappointment mean?

Disappointment means the feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.