How to Use disappoint in a Sentence

disappoint

verb
  • The show may disappoint some viewers.
  • The team disappointed its fans.
  • The novel disappoints by being predictable and overly long.
  • And this beach, which is part of St. Andrews State Park, does not disappoint.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
  • The little birds are a modern touch that will not disappoint.
    Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The French Mediterranean cuisine and world-class wine list do not disappoint.
    Jessica Roy, ELLE, 16 June 2023
  • And the Irish Setter Marshall pull on boots don’t disappoint.
    Tony Carrick, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The first day of the couture shows certainly didn’t disappoint.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 July 2023
  • Smart was disappointed and hurt by the trade according to a league source.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • And Calvin disappoints Harriet in a very big way — and how do friendships come back from that?
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Get a vegetable plate here, and you won’t be disappointed.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • Your progress this year will help build a foundation that won’t disappoint you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Snow lovers may have been disappointed, but at least a good part of our region got a little bit of white stuff.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Other fans disappointed If the Cardinals had won, the Chargers would have received the fourth pick in the draft.
    Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The daughter was not at the court hearing, but the teen's father Jim Dixon was and said he was disappointed in the lax sentencing.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And her mother-in-law did not disappoint, greeting the good news with a wild reaction.
    USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • But just briefly, as fog and clouds disappointed millions of people who looked up.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • For something true-to-the classics, options from The Row, Cos, and Anderson’s won’t disappoint.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
  • They’re disappointed with the looks from Rami, Hester, and Fabio.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 6 July 2023
  • Nordstrom threw a Black Business Month Kickoff party this week, and the looks did not disappoint.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
  • So there are many people who have done the right thing, but there are also many people who have disappointed me.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Cronin said he was disappointed in the shot selection of Stefanovic, who has made 28.6% of his three-pointers.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • But anyone expecting Lewis to jump onstage and join the cast in song will be disappointed.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Some on the left are disappointed with Newsom’s approach to the state’s homelessness and mental health crises.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Healy added that the band considered canceling the show but decided against it to not disappoint the fans.
    Heather Chen, CNN, 22 July 2023
  • No need to fret if your Thanksgiving plans are uneventful—head to the theater, and you won’t be disappointed.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The kid was found at Deerfield where the film was made, and Paul Giamatti has never disappointed me yet.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The 2024 Oscars didn't disappoint from the moment stars started stepping foot on the red carpet to Oppenheimer's Best Picture win to close out the show.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • For me the number one goal is giving my all to my fans, surprising them and never disappointing them.
    Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The Nazis came out as the largest single party, but both Hitler and Goebbels were bitterly disappointed by their standing.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024

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