Increasingly discouraged by the Christian Church, the practice gradually died out.

This has increasingly discouraged the neediest students from applying to colleges at all.

For five months he sent out his résumé, wrote cover letters, made phone calls and grew increasingly discouraged.

But such actions are increasingly discouraged within the Korean community for fear of embarrassing other parents and teachers.

Mr. Tribe said Friday that Democrats were increasingly discouraged in their efforts to mount opposition campaigns.

Seeing 5 to 10 apartments a day, they grew increasingly discouraged, certain they would have to settle.

The rest of us grew increasingly discouraged.

Throughout the episode Larry makes frequent countertop appearances and grows increasingly discouraged that they have not drawn him yet.

It is perhaps inevitable, then, that some parents, increasingly discouraged by the problems with Yonkers, are deciding to leave.

Between 1909 and 1923, Primo de Rivera's career blossomed, but he became increasingly discouraged with the fortunes of his country.