unsatisfying

Example Sentences

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Moreover, I didn’t buy some developments in the final act, which goes in unlikely directions and leaves her character at an unsatisfying position between two moral possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Zak tells Newsbeat the family had braced themselves for an unsatisfying resolution to the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

This addition is not derived naturally from the theory itself, which has long made it an unsatisfying solution.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

One truthful yet unsatisfying response is that it depends on an individual’s expectations and needs — as well as their age.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

The rest of the time he accepted this as untrue and went about the business of consoling himself in various unsatisfying ways.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson