There were no eager crowds to groan with dismay. Reading this book fills one with dismay and despair. To his surprise and dismay Holst was becoming famous. Nevertheless, the bloodshed caused him great dismay. The narrator suggests that Adeline had sung this to laugh Juan out of his dismay. To Kulkov's dismay, he hears German voices. He especially likes Kaorin, much to her dismay. To his dismay, instinct made him duck. Later he learns that the Beast let Belle go, much to his dismay. Bruce agrees and decides to go to Oakland immediately, to the dismay of his friends. McNulty admits that he has told Greggs about the hoax, much to Freamon's dismay. Dale ends his relationship with Alice to her dismay. Roy subsequently becomes greatly fascinated by UFOs, much to the dismay of his wife, Ronnie. However, to Wallace's great dismay, she broke off the engagement. Rose is assigned to Christian to her dismay.