thankless

Example Sentences

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“It’s all about tech. It’s thankless to own the other sectors now,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Being an executor is a legally risky, time-consuming and often thankless job.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The only question is: Who in the world would want the thankless job?

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Instead, Nana had endured the shame of bearing a harami, had shaped her life around the thankless task of raising Mariam and, in her own way, of loving her.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini