How to Use disappointing in a Sentence

disappointing

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  • The Raptors are one of the more disappointing teams in the NBA past the midway point of the season.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Despite Reese’s efforts on the boards, the Sky fell to a disappointing loss against the Lynx, dropping the team to a 6-11 record on the season.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 July 2024
  • Because that game was a disappointing 7-5 loss, the mood in the room was a mix of somber and frustrated.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • After many disappointing seasons, this was the team’s first trip to the second round of the playoffs in a decade.
    — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The crispy potatoes added a little bit of crunch, but not enough to save this safe and disappointing dish.
    — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
  • These are the most important tests for the MSI Claw, and the results were disappointing.
    — PCMAG, 10 May 2024
  • Michael Bublé looked back on a disappointing moment in his life on Tuesday's episode of The Voice.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • But there was disappointing news about a member of the Orioles’ 2019 draft class.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • Over that span, the Canadian projects out 14th in the field while Ryder is a disappointing 76th in that same time frame.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The cash payments have proved to be deeply disappointing.
    — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Reshuffling the deck so quickly is the last thing the Wildcats want for a group coming off a disappointing 2022.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Still, with four starters playing, this was a disappointing showing, and one the offense needs to learn from.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This is one of L.A’.s most disappointing bait-and-switches.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Such attacks have been a rare bright spot in a disappointing year for Ukraine with no frontline breakthrough on the ground.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • If that’s disappointing, help your child process the emotion.
    — Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • To run the same program on him — once, twice, three times, or more — will invariably be to yield the same disappointing results.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Even greater after a disappointing sweep at the hands of the lowly Cincinnati Reds earlier in the week.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • That was, perhaps, the most disappointing aspect of the prime time TV event, watched by 3.3 million people.
    — Roxane Gay, Fortune, 13 May 2023
  • The lens features just a few on-barrel controls, which is a bit disappointing.
    — PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
  • So, why did home builder stocks rise this week, despite a slate of disappointing data?
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The 10-8 loss ended UIndy’s season on a disappointing note.
    — Brett Friedlander, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
  • The splash pad’s water wouldn’t turn on, disappointing 9-year-old Axel Arias.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • Considering the bag’s high price, that feature was disappointing and knocked it off the list.
    — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The Longhorns were coming off a disappointing loss to Oklahoma.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • This will be disappointing to a lot of people in that audience.
    — Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
  • That led to a disappointing $32 billion drop in market cap.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
  • That heightens the risk that purchases could be disappointing or harm you.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Whereas a half-dozen bass in midsummer would be disappointing, Caleb and I were excited to put a handful of nice fish in the boat.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Its recent disappointing earnings report doesn’t change the tailwinds it’s poised to ride—and sets up an opportunity to buy.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This is hardly a new phenomenon, but given the perhaps naïve belief that there could be a blue wave in this election, this is especially disappointing to see.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

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