How to Use dissatisfied in a Sentence

dissatisfied

adjective

• Sam, dissatisfied with his life in the city, ran away from home to begin a life in the wilderness.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
• To be sure, not all part-timers are dissatisfied with the agreement.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 27 July 2023
• And this is what many of those dissatisfied with his rule are doing.
  — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
• But some are deeply dissatisfied with the way their claims would be treated if the plan passes.
  — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, 20 Apr. 2020
• The All-Pro right guard is dissatisfied with his contract, and has reason to be.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
• The state is now dissatisfied with the consequences of one of those promises.
  — David G. Savage, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
• The State is now dissatisfied with the consequences of one of those promises.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
• Once Richards emerged as the leading candidate for the job, dissatisfied fans have claimed the public search was a façade.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021
• On the cusp of turning 30, Peter Do felt dissatisfied with his body.
  — Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2022
• People in Japan, too, felt dissatisfied with the status quo, Mr. Saito said.
  — Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• On paper, Turks had many reasons to be dissatisfied with their leader and to push back against his strong-arm rule.
  — Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2023
• If Lizzo was dissatisfied with their performances, the suit alleges, the dancers would be fired and sent home.
  — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
• In the days after the 2018 midterm elections, a small group of dissatisfied House Democrats searched for a challenger to the party’s leader, Nancy Pelosi.
  — Ken Thomas and Lindsay Wise, WSJ, 31 July 2020
• Matt falls in that group of business owners who are dissatisfied with the sale of their businesses.
  — Gary Miller, The Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2019
• Franklin takes pride in his work and said that in the nine years he’s been running his business, he’s never had a bad review or dissatisfied client.
  — Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
• Large numbers of us are dissatisfied with U.S. health care.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
• Still, with high inflation and a dissatisfied electorate, the battle for control of the Senate was a toss-up for much of the cycle.
  — Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2022
• Dorsey was deeply dissatisfied with his work-life balance and Lin felt burned out; both wanted to spend more time with each other.
  — Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 24 Nov. 2020
• In recent months, the Gallup poll has found that more than eighty per cent of Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
• Any dissatisfied worker could quit and would need to be replaced — a process that requires time and resources.
  — Gatis Dukurs, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• These ratings are biased by the fact that those most likely to comment are those who are most dissatisfied.
  — Diane Ravitch, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2021
• But that's sharply improved from views on a Biden-Trump race, with which just 28% were satisfied, 71% dissatisfied, last month.
  — Gary Langer, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
• At the end of the series, Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer is looking pretty dissatisfied with the whole ruler-of-Hell gig.
  — al, 10 Aug. 2022
• Others who knew her well at the time said Palin was just clearly dissatisfied with the job of being governor.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
• Bernie Sanders' backers were very dissatisfied at the outcome and really didn't want to join the party ...
  — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2020
• Polls now show that as much as seventy per cent of the electorate is dissatisfied with Johnson.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2022
• But the head coach was apparently as dissatisfied as the fan base and didn’t want to wait another day to do something about it.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021
• There is discontent with the state of the country — roughly 7 in 10 are dissatisfied or angry about the way things are going — something that has long been the case.
  — Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
• Still, Capote was entranced by The Swans, who bathed in opulence and glamor, yet lived dissatisfied lives.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
• The Kissing Booth marked one of Elordi's first films, but after signing on for the two sequels, the Australian actor felt dissatisfied to say the least.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024