How to Use displeasure in a Sentence

displeasure

noun
  • The meeting will give people who object to the policy a chance to voice their displeasure.
  • Fans showed their displeasure at the umpire's call by booing loudly.
  • The crowd voiced its displeasure, at least the fans who showed up.
    — Pat Graham, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Jan. 2022
  • But fans made their displeasure known over the final two days of the draft.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Fans and golfers alike voiced their displeasure with that system.
    — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And yet, many women have voiced their displeasure about them.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And still, as they are borne further away from the ground, there is displeasure.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But from that point on, his name and mine became linked, to the displeasure of both of us.
    — Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Buchanan voiced his displeasure after the vote.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Fans expressed their displeasure and here’s a bit of what was said on X.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • In one instance someone knocked on his door to voice displeasure.
    — Kim Bojórquez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time the apex court has expressed its displeasure at the practice.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Netanyahu, much to his displeasure, had no choice but to remove him.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Ahead of the game, Reese voiced her displeasure with the season.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • When Dixon voiced his displeasure about the call, he quickly was hit with the tech.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
  • If crop yields fall, consumers will be voicing a lot of displeasure over food prices.
    — Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
  • By June, his displeasure had reached a tipping point.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But the vibe is off, and fans haven’t been shy expressing their displeasure.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • China has already made its displeasure at the prospect clear.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Heck, last year, Doubs expressed some displeasure over his role.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Then the river swerved away in displeasure, leaving the lands parched.
    — Alizeh Kohari, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
  • But the crowd’s displeasure was deserved.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • All-Star or a first-team all-league pick this season and had voiced her displeasure about that.
    — Pat Eaton-Robb, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Most of my day was spent in displeasure, and my mental health was suffering for it.
    — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Weiss made her displeasure with the staff’s behavior known.
    — Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Want to show your polite displeasure with the guy behind you riding your bumper?
    — Charles Dryer and Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 7 July 2022
  • Tens of thousands of people have turned out in recent days to make their displeasure known.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Sixx caught wind of the comments and took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.
    — Grace Natanawan, SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Gauff was forced to serve again and voiced her displeasure over that decision to the umpire.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • They could also be heard voicing their displeasure with a chorus of boos.
    — Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

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