Example sentences for: chagrin

How can you use “chagrin” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Of late, they have been involving themselves in congressional races, to the chagrin of the national party.

  • As you can see on one of the daily guided tours through Olympic Park, the result is as grandiose in design as it has been ruinous in cost, to the continuing chagrin of local taxpayers with long memories and short bank balances.

  • Back in control, he meant to say, The Pope's doctor has summoned to the Vatican a Swiss specialist, but this, to Mudd's chagrin, came out as The Pope's doctor has summoned to the Vatican a Swish specialist.

  • But much to her chagrin, the tabs have hardly mentioned the dawning of the 21 st century (aside from a few New Year's predictions from their astrologers).

  • Pamela Blackard and Debra Ballentine first told their stories in February 1994 in exclusive interviews with reporter Michael Isikoff, then of the Washington Post . But to Isikoff's chagrin, the Post printed only sketchy fragments of their accounts, 11 weeks later.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast