The operation was successful, although the LVTs failed dismally, becoming hopelessly bogged down. In the election, it nevertheless "flopped dismally". An old low-ceilinged schoolhouse was dismally clamouring for demolition. The German's first attempt to pacify Isike failed dismally in 1890. They failed dismally and the Shah decided to leave the country. Leonard fails dismally in his role as spy. In couplets, of course, he couldn't have written so dismally. However, up until this point in the campaign, the government artillery had performed dismally. Fifteen days later Sands won, dismally, against a spoiler, Lucien Caboche. But dismally, they get separated and quests. The structural engineers dismally commented that the pier was "one good storm away from collapse". Upon release, the film received dismally negative reviews.