discontent

Example Sentences

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Some local officials and residents expressed discontent with Horning’s management, leading to disputes including a tax on lift tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now Iran’s leaders will have to navigate a transition of power, while confronting domestic discontent, economic hardship and external pressure for change from the U.S. and others.

From The Wall Street Journal

This truly is the winter of our discontent, not just in the present but in our thoughts about a dystopian future.

From Barron's

Most significantly, England are finding ways to win here after their winter of discontent – a hallmark of McCullum's first year in charge.

From BBC

For Americans, King George’s abuses of power in the 1760s and ’70s stirred discontent and outrage, but even then, the choice to break with Britain was not self-evident.

From The Wall Street Journal