How to Use disappointment in a Sentence

disappointment

noun

• He's a disappointment to his parents.
• She couldn't hide her disappointment.
• The year of this loved one’s death, of that stinging disappointment, of the first job, the first kiss.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• And back then, there were clouds and storms and a lot of disappointment.
  — Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Leftist Gomes proved to be the great disappointment of the night.
  — David Unsworth, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2022
• That’s where the disappointment is — a pride hit, an ego hit.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
• And this year’s Black Friday may be more of the same: a disappointment.
  — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Avoid that disappointment with one of these best toys and gifts for 6-month-olds.
  — Woman's Day Magazine, 17 May 2023
• In that sense, this year could be a mild disappointment.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• But the big news on the new menu is sushi, which was not served in the former location, to the disappointment of many.
  — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
• Losing Stafford to the Raiders would be a huge disappointment for the Giants.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
• As well as Lodolo looked at times, there was some disappointment in his start.
  — The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022
• The five-minute song is a slugfest fueled by disappointment and lies.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
• But at least for now, the promise of next season doesn’t lessen the disappointment some have.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 5 Apr. 2023
• But then came a shocking disappointment; Scott McLeod found drugs in the house.
  — Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
• Just to be here and hear that it was passed after the disappointments from the past and thinking this isn’t gonna happen.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
• The politicians who promised change had proved to be disappointments.
  — Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
• The moment of disappointment would set the tone for the entire Wednesday evening.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
• Much to the disappointment of fans, his character died at the end of season 5.
  — Francesca Gariano, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
• There's a lot of heartbreak and joy and disappointment.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 May 2023
• Adding to Kaplan’s disappointment, even the film’s director gave up on the film and moved on.
  — Steven Gaydos, Variety, 12 July 2023
• Sign up The Mouse, for its part, cast the dispute in terms of disappointment and frustration.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
• The news shocked the baseball world, which shared in deGrom’s disappointment.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
• Anything short of a 20-point rout would be a disappointment.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• Fans hoping Kevin Hart will one day host the Oscars are in for a disappointment.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• The 2022 Winter Olympics was a huge disappointment for her.
  — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• On top of that, even the points of interest on our list were turning out to be disappointments.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
• When Trotta's divers return to the surface from their first dive of the day, there’s a sense of disappointment – no gold this time, just a few pieces of coral.
  — Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2023
• There can be disappointments during the season, there are ups and downs.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
• The only area of disappointment is its lack of truly leftfield ideas.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Mar 2025