unfulfillment

Example Sentences

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In 2010, there was the thrill of Landon Donovan’s dramatic goal against Algeria that won the group, but then the unfulfillment of losing to beatable Ghana in extra time in the round of 16.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

If his Test career had been ended by the Ashes, there would have been a sense of unfulfillment.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

Instead, nearly every big prospect ended with a feeling of unfulfillment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 21, 2016

There are no sexual mysteries or complexities, no admixture of pain or fear or even unfulfillment, arising from Minnie’s spoken diary or her art work.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 7, 2015

The feeling of unfulfillment that had wracked him constantly was giving way.

From Stubble by Looms, George