| 1. | At any rate, he showed neither chagrin nor triumph. - from Dracula by Bram Stoker |
| 2. | "What" Sherlock Holmes staggered back, white with chagrin and surprise. - from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 3. | Beowulf, the brave seafarer, was a source of great chagrin to Unferth. - from Beowulf by |
| 4. | Amusement and chagrin seemed to be struggling for the mastery, until the former suddenly carried the day, and he burst into a hearty laugh. - from A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 5. | With this expression of feeling for his unfortunate friend, Master Bates sat himself on the nearest chair with an aspect of chagrin and despondency. - from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
| 6. | Holmes had taken out his watch, and as minute followed minute without result, an expression of the utmost chagrin and disappointment appeared upon his features. - from A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 7. | Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable about the man save his blazing red head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features. - from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 8. | Next day it all came out, sadly to my chagrin and still I was not altogether sorry I thought the burden of directing and warning would be more efficiently borne by him than me. - from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte |
| 9. | To the great chagrin of Reactionists, it has drawn from under the feet of industry the national ground on which it stood. - from The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels |