Sentence examples for been discouraging from inspiring English sources

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been discouraging

verb

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

  • Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

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But the Rangers' slide has been discouraging.

The past couple of weeks have been discouraging.

Not that there have not been discouraging moments.

Recent wars, the cost and casualties, have been discouraging.

His trade policy notably his steel tariffs and farm subsidies—has been discouraging.

But while Volstad may be quieter than Zambrano, his results have been discouraging.

High interest rates have been discouraging fresh investments and industrial production for nearly two years now.

"France has been discouraging initiative and punishing success for the past 25 years," he writes.

Although Davenport won two events, her brief stays at Grand Slam events have been discouraging.

All the recent news has not been discouraging for her, though.

The record in Afghanistan over the past several months has been discouraging.

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