displeasure

Example Sentences

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There were some on the terraces who stayed behind to clap the team off, but others showed their displeasure by booing after a meek display left Newcastle 12th in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I never signed off on that,” the president told aides in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But in December, the White House quashed the deal, citing displeasure with the U.K.’s online safety rules, its digital services tax—and, strangely, food safety rules.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

So, given the timing of this precipitous announcement, it is hard to believe that something isn’t also going on with attitudes toward Lincoln and Glass’ displeasure with the Kennedy Center administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The ticking of the big clock became so loud that President Washington and President Lincoln, who occupied the wall space to either side of it, exchanged a look of shared displeasure.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord