Sentence examples for close to disappointment from inspiring English sources

Of happiness, one character concludes, "How unexpected, how encompassing, how close to disappointment it felt".

While we're not mathematically out of it, with every game we edge that much closer to disappointment.

Meaning that this decision was pretty much taken out of our award committee's hands -- because nobody else came close to the mountain of disappointment engendered by Obama's deal with the Republicans.

A source close to the government concedes that "disappointment and anger are eating everything".

The first goal of Sam Allardyce's reign came so late – the final attack, five minutes into stoppage time, amid shrieking, plaintive whistles – there was only time for Slovakia to take the kick-off before the referee blew for the end and the England players could savour a match that had strayed dangerously close to being remembered as another disappointment.

"I am sure David will eventually get over his disappointment," was as close to a knuckle sandwich as the former home secretaries would get.

Beyond the instant disappointment of failing so close to achieving promotion, all of this could well have been what informed Blackwell's reaction.

The shadow side of enlightened self-interest is that when our partner feels pain, sadness, or disappointment, we are so close to them and their experience that we too suffer.

"We had a few disappointments because he was close to joining again and, every time, he is not completely ready.

"For us it's massive disappointment because we came so close to turning things around," he said.

"The old sense of discipline is gone, much to our disappointment," said a union official close to Ms. Weingarten.