Sentence examples for chagrin about the from inspiring English sources

But in an interview with The Journal he said his chagrin about the angry tones raised over the Islamic center prompted him to meet other leaders.

Burns and I were speaking before white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, and before Trump expressed his chagrin about "the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments" commemorating Confederate figures.

Mrs. Gaines, a "stern and precise" home economics professor at an all-female institution called Wilton College, feels some chagrin about the mistreated monkeys, but her real dismay is prompted by the study's results, which contradict the child-rearing guidelines she imparts to her students.

Either way, 23andMe customers have expressed some chagrin about the deal, and Wojcicki's appearance today might not assuage them.

In light of this research, doctors who treat breast cancer patients sometimes express puzzlement and even chagrin about the "epidemic" of prophylactic mastectomy.

Shashi Tharoor: The arguments have been surprisingly well received in the sense that a number of Britons, including Conservatives, have reacted with sympathy to the arguments and with a certain amount of chagrin about the record of their forebears.

The most visible white person in the room, Thicke at that moment was being called upon to demonstrate some chagrin about sharing a skin color with the L.A. Clippers co-owner, who was recently caught making controversial comments.

The now elderly DVBD workers' accounts are pervaded by memories of anticipated progress and the convergence of life and work in the civic wholes of nation and city; by chagrin about decay; and by nostalgia for lost hopes.

A bit of chagrin about having turned their plight into partisan nonsense would be encouraging.

She goes on to express mixed feelings of pride and chagrin about Linn's novel.

Sections of American business and labor have expressed chagrin about Indian trade and investment policies — their unhappiness has been evident in letters to and from congressional members, at hearings on the Hill, and in advertisements being placed in advance of the prime minister's visit.