Sentence examples for dismaying reality from inspiring English sources

Some of them have already experienced this dismaying reality, though most of the newly wealthy still believe that money can insulate them.

He transferred to the West End, then a place of formalities, coming on stage with cast-iron radiators dismaying in their reality, more interested in the kind of paint to be used on a door than in its colour.

Why not just treat the Oscars as an amusing yet dismaying reality-TV show?

Everywhere I went I met people who – however they had voted in 2016 – were dismayed by the reality of Brexit but convinced there was no alternative.

Many millions of Americans still have faith in the idea of Congress, even if present realities dismay them.

But she would have been dismayed by the messy reality.

The results were dismaying.

"It's becoming really dismaying.

Bizarre – and somewhat dismaying.

The precedents were dismaying.

The numbers are dismaying.