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Example sentences for: dismayed

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When he died (of natural causes) in 133 b.c. , his subjects were dismayed to learn that he had bequeathed his entire kingdom to the Romans.
The liberal spins: 1) We're dismayed by these school shootings.
A University of Arizona student who enrolled in a class called "Women in Literature" was dismayed to discover that the class addressed gay and lesbian issues.
The London Evening Standard said that even those who wholeheartedly supported the offensive were "deeply dismayed by the fact that it is President Clinton who has made the decision, who has precipitated this grave step.
So dismayed are professors and administrators at the poor quality of their students' speech, reports the Boston Globe , that a number of schools, from Smith College to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are increasing classroom speaking requirements and offering electives to help students lose speech tics such as "whatever" and "you know."