How to Use dissatisfied in a Sentence

dissatisfied

adjective
  • To be sure, not all part-timers are dissatisfied with the agreement.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 27 July 2023
  • The All-Pro right guard is dissatisfied with his contract, and has reason to be.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The treaty led to an embittered and revanchist Germany and dissatisfied victors in Italy and Japan.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022
  • And plenty of women remain dissatisfied with the inconveniences and risks that come with the choices at hand.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • One or two nights later a dissatisfied patron started whacking at the plate glass storefront with a hunk of plywood.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Unlike the former Soviet regime, Mr. Putin’s government leaves the door open for those who are dissatisfied to go.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The findings underscore both how close the race for the White House continues to be and how dissatisfied many voters are with their most likely choices.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • But coach Billy Donovan still felt dissatisfied by his team’s secondary depth after the win.
    Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Polls suggest many young voters are dissatisfied with how Biden has handled the conflict.
    Asma Khalid, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • With wage hikes over the past year failing to keep pace with record-high inflation, many workers are also feeling more dissatisfied.
    Martin Whittaker, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The show brought in an outside composer to work with Clausen, but the producers remained dissatisfied with the final product.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Jan. 2022
  • That helps explain why some viewers may come away dissatisfied.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • But Glassdoor found that most interns are still dissatisfied with their programs.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Some users are also dissatisfied with the Vision Pro’s features.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This guarantee can give you a full refund within 67 days if you are dissatisfied for any reason.
    Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Forty-six percent claimed to be dissatisfied and want less strict laws, while only 15% reported wanting stricter laws.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2023
  • With his background as a dentist, Garbis grew dissatisfied with mouthpieces on the market.
    Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022
  • By plucking a dissatisfied Russell Wilson away from the Seahawks, his team for the past decade, Denver now has the chance to prove that assessment accurate.
    New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022

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