Sentence examples for had dispiriting from inspiring English sources

China had dispiriting success, however, with the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon.

The film, which has had dispiriting reviews, opened at No 9 with $10.4m over the four days, despite a cast which includes Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson and Eva Mendes.

He had dispiriting meetings with a new breed of execs who didn't know who he was, old friends at studios couldn't be bothered to read the screenplay, and many who did didn't care for it.

It had been dispiriting work.

"Those who uphold the laws need to obey the law," said Judge Joseph Dawson, adding that the behavior exhibited by the officers had been "dispiriting" and "disgraceful".

Then there were the dark-horse stories: Ann Taylor, whose numbers had been dispiriting, climbed into the retailing stratosphere, with a 26.2percentt increase.

This had a dispiriting effect on Bradman, but the relationship with his son improved, to the extent that John resolved to change his name back to Bradman.

The loss of Chambly had a dispiriting effect at St. Jean; some of the militia wanted to surrender, but Preston would not allow it.

The response from people they have encountered since then has been dispiriting, said Jallah.

At precisely the moment when religion should have a calming influence, it has a dispiriting influence.

There are exceptions – she has worked constructively with the Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston on parliamentary reform – but on the whole her experience of parliament has been dispiriting.