How to Use dismayed in a Sentence

dismayed

adjective

• Bulls don't seem dismayed despite the weakness.
  — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 18 May 2026
• Chloe exits the dressing room when the masked man is gone, acting shocked and dismayed.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
• But a dismayed lawyer trapped in the body of a virtual cat trying to work Zoom?
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
• 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
• The toilet has been one sticking point that’s left the astronauts dismayed.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
• The dismayed hand-wringing has begun, and so has the finger-pointing.
  — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
• 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
• Others were just as dismayed, noting the overscale chandeliers blocked the view of the stage from the upper-tier seats in the opera house.
  — Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
• This deeply dismayed not just his progressive supporters, but his Black backers.
  — Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
• No amount of therapy to my dismayed patient will run their water supply free of contaminants.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
• But minutes later, Austria tied the game again, leaving the lobby in dismayed silence.
  — ABC News, 30 June 2026
• 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
• Many are outraged that Georgescu cannot run in May, while others are dismayed that the Tates might not face justice.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
• 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
• Attwell reversed his decision and sent off Holgate, who seemed hurt, dismayed, baffled.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• His reflexive suspicion of causes left him more dismayed than energized by the nascent conflict.
  — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
• But Erica didn't want her daughter to feel dismayed by her comment and still reminds her that beauty is far more than a number on a scale.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
• Biden’s performance left some of his supporters in entertainment stunned and dismayed.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
• Even blissful or euphoric NDEs can leave survivors feeling angry or dismayed to be alive again.
  — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2021
• Last week’s brutal episode of The Last Of Us left many newcomers to the series shocked and dismayed.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
• 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 plan’s supporters — particularly those who wanted to see more done — were equally dismayed.
  — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
• Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.
  — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
• Comments from dismayed customers remain on the retailer’s Facebook page.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
• As the wedding continued, Ellie was surprised — and dismayed — to see more female guests also wearing white.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
• The city’s faith community, meanwhile, remained dismayed at the violence.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• My youngest son is the most dismayed so far at Sam having to leave his faithful pony companion, Bill, behind at the gates of Moria.
  — Adam Verner september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
• Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate as the dismayed Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.
  — Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
• 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