Sentence examples for Be displeased from inspiring English sources
verb
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
- The boy's rudeness displeased me.
The ghost of Hamilton will be displeased.
What if Herb should be displeased?
Give too much credit to the father, and the slighted son could be displeased.
The executives of Doordarshan wouldn't be displeased if the heroine of "Shanti" underwent a similar apotheosis.
And when it's all over, somebody, perhaps many somebodies, will be displeased with Mr. Schieffer's performance.
A third consideration is that sizable partisan minorities would be displeased with either winner.
I love this, but those who prefer their games to be grindingly difficult will be displeased.
While the turnovers pockmarked an otherwise sterling performance, there was not much that Coughlin could be displeased over.
Few people in Moore's audience are likely to be displeased that they receive help from a Communist system.
Even so, Osborne may be displeased about this encroachment into a field which is a Treasury responsibility.
"In economically difficult times, 120 million euros ahead of expectations is not something to be displeased about," he said.
