Example sentences for: disappointingly

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

  • Reviewers say that sections are on par with Invisible Man --especially the set pieces, dialogue, and riffs--but the novel as a whole doesn't match up: It "provides the reader with intimations of the grand vision animating Ellison's 40-year project, but it also feels disappointingly provisional and incomplete" (Kakutani, the New York Times ). ( Slate 's Jacob Weisberg found the novel more satisfying than most critics.

  • The asteroid itself is disappointingly undercharacterized, and Bay compensates by turning every frame into a blur of motion.

  • The castle contains an interesting but disappointingly modern museum displaying armor, weapons, costumes, and historical documents.

  • Posner's explanation for his change in perspective is disappointingly conventional: He says he was put off by the picketing, sit-ins, and violence he witnessed at Stanford while teaching there in the late '60s.

  • This exception, incidentally, could explain why programs like Head Start are disappointingly ineffective: When little Johnny is accepted into the Head Start program, his parents compensate Johnny's brothers and sisters by spending more time with them and less with Johnny.


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