Which preposition to use with disappointment

of Occurrences 199%

Grevy, election of, to presidency; good figure cut by, in society; hats bestowed upon two Cardinals by; disappointment of, in the Republic; rivalry between Gambetta and; Queen Victoria's meeting with; feelings of regard for one another held by M. Waddington.

in Occurrences 138%

Noaks and the two inside forwards evidently did not relish this state of things; they had expected an easy win, and began to show their disappointment in the increased roughness of their play.

to Occurrences 119%

It was a great disappointment to him to do thisyet he was able to write, "It is my duty to acknowledge an overruling and directing Providence in all the very minutest things, by being in whatever state I am therewith content.

at Occurrences 73%

" I could hear behind me the little indrawn breath of disappointment at the failure of the direct attack.

on Occurrences 26%

At night, attracted by to-morrow's meat that hangs inside a strong and well-guarded hut, the hyaenas come to prowl and voice their hunger and disappointment on the evening air.

for Occurrences 21%

Life has too many disappointments for that.

with Occurrences 17%

I trust also that thou wilt speedily overcome thy disappointment with respect to Euphronia.

as Occurrences 13%

In the case of Lepidus a serpent coiled about a centurion's sword and a wolf that entered his camp and his tent while he was eating dinner and knocked down the table indicated at once power and disappointment as a result of power: in that of Antony milk flowing about the ramparts and a kind of chant echoing about at night signified gladness of heart and destruction succeeding it.

by Occurrences 12%

He therefore gave up the much desired expedition, and endeavored to chase away his feeling of disappointment by renewed exertions in ornamenting the garden, and putting the grounds into a state of perfect order, to please his father on his return.

from Occurrences 10%

The Doctor is a very pleasant old man, a great genius for agriculture, one that ties his breeches-knees with packthread, and boasts of having had disappointments from ministers.

about Occurrences 7%

Now, there was that one with you hanging to that ladder, I'll never get over my disappointment about losing that.

than Occurrences 7%

It is more in the nature of a disappointment than a sorrow.

among Occurrences 6%

Eye met eye, and there was great disappointment among the numerous collaterals present, including all those who did not come in as next of kin, or as their direct representatives.

over Occurrences 5%

Moreover, I left Harriet, finally, in the breeziest of spirits, having quite forgotten her disappointment over the non-arrival of the cousins.

like Occurrences 3%

And he threw off disappointment like a mandismissed it as a rock sheds water, coming forward briskly to shake hands with Grim and bowing as Grim introduced us.

after Occurrences 2%

The French arms met with disappointment after disappointment.

through Occurrences 2%

In order to diminish the risk of disappointment through local atmospheric disturbance, Cook sent a party to Eimeo (York Island), and a second one to the south-east of Otaheite, as far to the east of Point Venus as possible.

into Occurrences 2%

He fancied the slough of disappointment into which God had crushed the soul of this man: would he struggle out?

without Occurrences 2%

By the exercise of the body and mind necessary for satisfying their desires, they acquire agility, strength, and dexterity in their motions, as well as constitutional health and vigour; they learn to bear pain without dejection, and disappointment without despondency.

admittedwere Occurrences 1%

And insufficient as it all was, for months, the general results of this haphazard training, when the men actually got into the fieldall short-comings and disappointments admittedwere nothing short of wonderful.

throughout Occurrences 1%

There was much inevitable disappointment throughout the North that, so far from making progress in the attempt to restore the authority of the government, the national troops were on the defensive but a few miles from the national capital.

before Occurrences 1%

My grandmother, as if talking to herself, murmured: "How little do we know, when we set out in life, of the many disappointments before us!

out Occurrences 1%

And they put their own disappointment out of sight, these kindly German folk, and tried to make her think they cared as little as if they were used to driving every day.

towards Occurrences 1%

We turned in disappointment towards the encampment, scarcely extricating ourselves from the thickets before it became dark.

Which preposition to use with  disappointment