How to Use disappointing in a Sentence

disappointing

adjective
  • So to come back in his ‘pen and not feel good, that’s disappointing.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • So there were a lot of loose ends that would have been disappointing to finish on.
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • For me, this has been deeply disappointing.
    — Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Which speaks to the good, but also the disappointing in the book.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • But there are some things this episode doesn’t show us that are a little disappointing.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Legette is off to a disappointing start, but has good straight-ahead speed.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But that seems forced for an issue that, while disappointing, is rather rare.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Medvedev had a disappointing run at the majors this year.
    — Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This was a disappointing quarter, no two ways about it.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But that couldn’t stop turning the page on a disappointing era.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • On this day, inside the card shop, the disappointing packs didn’t send him home.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout his first three games, the young star has been disappointing.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Years ago, that might have felt like a disappointing outcome.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • If that’s disappointing, help your child process the emotion.
    — Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • This has been a disappointing Club stock, at least for the moment.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The reason why a mid-range chip is disappointing is quite simple.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 30 June 2022
  • The race for the nation’s most disappointing team in the first month of the season is not close.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That’s got to be at least a little disappointing somewhere in there.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • The start of his career has been disappointing; there’s no getting around that.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Tough and disappointing sum it up pretty well at the moment.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This was far from disappointing.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
  • High effort in the wrong role still leads to disappointing results.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • So that was disappointing, too.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • So that was disappointing, too.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Which was the most disappointing?
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 June 2026
  • Not walking off the field with three points at that stage of the game is certainly disappointing.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
  • The losses are that much more disappointing.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The move extends what’s been a disappointing stretch this summer.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Both are coming off disappointing seasons but have strong stuff.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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