unsatisfactorily

Example Sentences

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The problem with wars is that when they don’t go as you planned, you have an ugly choice—end them unsatisfactorily or wade in deeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“The ARB did not find any U.S. government employee engaged in misconduct or performed unsatisfactorily in a way that contributed to these incidents,” the fact sheet said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2021

Though a crowd favorite, it was also a "trick" by which a seemingly unresolvable story was unsatisfactorily resolved.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2020

Even worse, at only a measly eight episodes for the first season, it’s barely a binge watch for the potential fan with plenty of subplots unsatisfactorily still percolating.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2018

I know that I have lounged about the streets insufficiently and unsatisfactorily fed.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.