DEMORALIZE in a Sentence

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His appearance was certainly that of a hairdresser's dummy; but in the great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEMORALIZE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
demoralize
 v.  corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; confuse or put into disorder
Classic Sentence:
1  Good-bye, Lord Henry, you are quite delightful and dreadfully demoralizing.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
2  In these and other ways were camp-life and the new liberty demoralizing the freedmen.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
3  But with all their best efforts, the packers were demoralized.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26
4  Races which are petrified in dogma or demoralized by lucre are unfit to guide civilization.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XX—THE DEAD ARE IN THE RIGHT AND THE LIVING ARE N...
5  I returned to Tuskegee, and, with the help of the fifteen dollars, rallied our rather demoralized and discouraged forces and began a fourth attempt to make bricks.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X.
6  Now, the sight of so many buildings and people completed Prissy's demoralization.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
7  His appearance was certainly that of a hairdresser's dummy; but in the great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In I
Example Sentence:
1  Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can.
2  Losing several matches in succession had completely demoralized the team.
3  The troops were thoroughly demoralized by this set - back.
4  The illness demoralized him and recovery took several weeks.
5  Talk of defeat had demoralized the team.