It would not be the first time that such mischief has come from personal disappointment.

"But that never saved you from disappointment," she said quietly.

"I prefer to live without hope to protect myself from disappointment."

He never seemed to recover from the letdown and disappointment of his limited role.

George was beginning to recover from her rage and disappointment.

Some of the feeling, she was sure, came from disappointment.

"I've never seen anyone come back from disappointment like Derrick."

Far removed from autumn and disappointment, the coach sees an edge.

He learns from past disappointment never to lay too much of his old self on the line.

She said her son had tried not to get his hopes up and tried to protect the family from disappointment.