ingratitude
Example Sentences
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“Now, Rupert,” said the miller with a bit of warning, “that kind of ingratitude won’t work in your favor. Suppose next week there weren’t any rations for you at all?”
From Literature
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Calculated self-awareness is as necessary to the pop star formula as musical prowess; even more so in the digital age, where even a whiff of ingratitude is grounds for cancellation.
From Salon
Standing up for yourself is portrayed as whining or ingratitude, and rejecting convention comes at a cost.
From BBC
"If Gina is criticising it's only a reflection of her ingratitude," he says.
From BBC
“I have given the country back a treasure of inestimable worth, and instead of being thankful, they throw me in jail. It’s the height of ingratitude.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.