with dismay
Frequency: 7.54.0 per million words
Similar to 'in dismay', describes doing something while feeling dismay.
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Examples (10)
- She read the rejection letter with dismay.
- The crowd watched with dismay as their team lost the final match.
- He realized with dismay that he had forgotten his passport at home.
- They noted with dismay the rapid decline of the local wildlife.
- Investors listened with dismay to the company's poor financial report.
- She watched with dismay as the child drew on the new white sofa.
- I'm afraid he will react with dismay when he hears the news.
- We were shaking our heads with dismay throughout the disastrous presentation.
- The archaeologist uncovered the vandalized artifacts with dismay.
- He looked at the broken vase with dismay.