How to Use chagrin in a Sentence

chagrin

1 of 2 noun
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  • She had gained five pounds over the winter, much to her chagrin.
  • He decided to get a tattoo, to the chagrin of his parents.
  • The fact that he'd been unable to attend the funeral was a source of chagrin for Ted.
  • In World War I, to his chagrin, Eisenhower again found himself on the sidelines, performing training duties stateside while Pershing, MacArthur, and Patton earned their battle ribbons.
    — U.S. News & World Report, 16 Mar. 1998
  • But the adage held true Monday, much to the chagrin of the Cougars.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The case was sent to the 5th Circuit, much to providers' chagrin.
    — Madlin Mekelburg, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The Choco Taco was pulled from menus in 2015 much to fans' chagrin.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
  • All of the action in New York, much to the Knicks’ chagrin, these days is off the court.
    — Alicia Ping-Quon Wittmeyer, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2017
  • And, to my chagrin, way too many of them watched the softball game.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
  • His cash bond was set to $2,000, much to the chagrin of Jackson.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Hazy IPA has ruled the craft beer roost in recent years (much to the chagrin of some of us).
    — Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Trainers came out and helped Thorne off the field, much to his chagrin.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Yes, much to Bailey’s chagrin, Tom now has a seat on the Grey Sloan board.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 June 2021
  • Certainly there is a lot of chagrin to go around in the movie.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There is now a safety net in place, much to his chagrin.
    — Melissa Korn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2017
  • But to Hrusovsky’s chagrin, there were a few all-male panels.
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2018
  • Karl likes the deal, and so does Gerri, much to Roman’s chagrin.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2021
  • In the show, that photo is then sent to reporters, and published in the paper, much to the Queen's chagrin.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Esther eats and becomes more docile and keeps her tongue, much to the chagrin of the other Aunts.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • Which the studios were learning, too, much to the chagrin of the theater owners.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The United States, though, has not, much to Cuomo’s chagrin.
    — Steve Bittenbender, Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2020
  • No one knows their lines here, much to the director's chagrin.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 15 May 2022
  • But when Mark aged out of Dream in 2018, the collective chagrin of the Dreamies and fans alike drove the label to scrap their plan.
    — Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2022
  • To his later chagrin, a new wardrobe was involved in that, too.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Nov. 2021
  • To West’s chagrin, though, the trees wouldn’t bear edible fruit.
    — Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Angus came back to the court of Scotland, much to Margaret's chagrin.
    — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 20 May 2019
  • Mark, on the other hand, gets dropped less than 10 minutes into the race, much to his chagrin.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 20 June 2022
  • The fans came out in droves and, much to Homer’s chagrin, the Albuquerque Isotopes became a team.
    — Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Much to the chagrin of Trump and many of his allies, Durham has so far secured only one guilty plea.
    — Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Over at casa de Sam, Justine is settling in — much to his chagrin.
    — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
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chagrin

2 of 2 verb
  • Just over three months later, the Bruins again were chagrined to lose No.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019
  • Lawler was impressed by the Ramones' farming know-how and chagrined by the loss of their 5-acre livelihood.
    — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018
  • Klobuchar said of Gabbard, visibly chagrined that the spotlight might shift away from her Iowa tour.
    — Alexandra Jaffe, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Today, Mr. Ager sounds slightly chagrined at his naïveté.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Whoever decided to start shopping Breaux or leaked the news that the club was poised to trade him before waiting on the second opinion should be chagrined.
    — John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • This chagrins and disgusts some Ukrainians, who want sorely to get rid of that culture, or subculture.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Gentry, who was chief of the former Southeast Bank’s private banking division at the time, was slightly chagrined.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The couple also replaced linoleum floors with a herringbone patterned alternative in black oak, which they were chagrined to find out has a tendency to turn pink when staining.
    — Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 5 July 2023
  • Republicans lost their House majority, in part because the chamber had voted dozens of times to dismantle core aspects of the ACA, to voters’ chagrin.
    — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • Many were also chagrined by the fact that Collins, a woman and an ostensibly moderate Republican, cast her vote for Kavanaugh.
    — Anna North, Vox, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Anyone who has cooked chicken or turkey has probably had the experience of cutting into the bird only to be chagrined or disappointed — or both — to find the meat looks bloody or pink (and not the good kind of perky Barbie pink).
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • Despite a scolding from the governor chagrined by news photos that seemed to show unsafe clusters of beachgoers the weekend before, many of who had driven in from L.A., Newport Beach leaders voted 5-2 to keep the beach open.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2020
  • Harriman was chagrined over a minor federal criminal case under way at that time.
    — Thomas J. Baker, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2019
  • Other investment banks based in Moscow were chagrined and suspected that Deutsche owed its success to its alliance with Russian state interests.
    — Luke Harding, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Free-trade advocates in the U.S., however, were chagrined at the split-screen image of Washington’s allies signing a new trade pact while the American president unveils new tariffs.
    — William Mauldin, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Museum officials, chagrined that some 60 percent of visitors voted in favor of torture, dropped the survey, after deciding the topic was too complex for a yes-no question.
    — Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Many in the foreign policy establishment were chagrined at Kushner’s comments to a group of congressional interns on July 31.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Chagrined to learn that none of his students could recall a school visit by a scientist, Mr. Sutter hosted several graduate students from nearby Ohio University.
    — Amy Harmon, New York Times, 4 June 2017
  • People with disabilities and advocates for disability rights have been particularly chagrined by one image making the rounds on social media: an upright man silhouetted against a backdrop of stars, with an empty wheelchair in the foreground.
    — Jessica Roy, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • There were announcement stunners, artful baseball cap reveals, apparent intra-family discord, flips that thrilled one program’s supporters and chagrined another’s.
    — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • They have been particularly chagrined by his circumspect attitude toward special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian operatives during the campaign.
    — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
  • Companies are increasingly creating new C-suite roles with a focus on data, analytics or artificial intelligence—to the confusion, and sometimes chagrin, of chief information officers and others who previously had oversight of data.
    — Isabelle Bousquette, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Just over three months later, the Bruins again were chagrined to lose No.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019
  • Lawler was impressed by the Ramones' farming know-how and chagrined by the loss of their 5-acre livelihood.
    — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018
  • Klobuchar said of Gabbard, visibly chagrined that the spotlight might shift away from her Iowa tour.
    — Alexandra Jaffe, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Today, Mr. Ager sounds slightly chagrined at his naïveté.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Whoever decided to start shopping Breaux or leaked the news that the club was poised to trade him before waiting on the second opinion should be chagrined.
    — John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • This chagrins and disgusts some Ukrainians, who want sorely to get rid of that culture, or subculture.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Gentry, who was chief of the former Southeast Bank’s private banking division at the time, was slightly chagrined.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The couple also replaced linoleum floors with a herringbone patterned alternative in black oak, which they were chagrined to find out has a tendency to turn pink when staining.
    — Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 5 July 2023

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