Word: dismaying
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...when we had been under duress in other games.” Going into overtime, both the Crimson and the Tigers played with more gusto than the winds that swept across the field, but neither team could connect the ball with the net, much to the players’ dismay. “I wasn’t happy with the tie, and there were too many defensive errors,” Tornaritis said. “We should have scored more.” But despite the draw, Kerr was pleased with the changes he saw in his team?...
...weeks I traveled campus noticing the lull, the quiet almost-ignorance that accompanied one of the worst spells of Harvard football in recent memory, two straight losses—one badly, one to an Ivy doormat—before the recent righting of the ship. Where was the dismay, the outrage, but mostly the surprise? Besides the usual complaints over lack of student fan participation, it struck me as the symptom of either a disappointing lack of context, the assumption among many students that at such an elite academic institution, the team should be bad, blind to the fact that...
...have vowed to establish "a radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia." Bush, who rarely mentions Osama bin Laden, invoked the name five times in this kill-or-be-killed speech, which he had planned to give on Sept. 12 but postponed because of Katrina. To the dismay of aides--some White House wordsmiths, including Michael Gerson, had been working on the remarks since July--the news coverage dwelled on two sentences about 10 plots Bush said the U.S. and its partners had foiled. "I wouldn't have even had that mentioned in the speech...
Alcázar’s performance is masterful and nuanced: reptilian malice shines through the veneer of ingenuous dismay that characterizes most of his scenes with Leguizamo. And yet, moments of genuine compassion shared between Vincio and his young son keep the viewer forever guessing at his true nature...
Leaving future bleakness behind, let’s return to poofy sleeves and engagement parties (two of which I’m somehow throwing while dirt poor and in college… is it tacky to collect donations at the door?). After my own initial dismay and poorly hidden shock in response to the happy news, I let the idea of child brides sink in a bit and discussed it with my best friend/roommate/conscience, who was equally confused. We pondered over possible regional differences, cultural norms, and the arguments outlined above, concluding that if there were a perfect...