discontented

Example Sentences

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But it would seem discontented voters are not just drifting to Reform.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

“No wonder that this results in an unhappy and discontented worker,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

All that lucre couldn’t override the prevailing sentiment among discontented voters who were ready, after nearly eight years of the uber-outsider Arnold Schwarzenegger, to embrace the tried-and-true experience of the reemergent Jerry Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

But it wasn't the fact that the book was getting adapted that left them feeling discontented.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

So they asked an old woman what spell they could use to make them happy, and she said, ‘When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.’

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott