thankless

Example Sentences

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Being an executor is often a lonely, time-consuming and thankless task.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Neither of ABT’s two hardworking casts, with leading couples framed by male and female ensembles, made their dramatically opaque and intermittently acrobatic work look more than thankless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Speaking after the resignation of Angela Rayner, the former Derby South MP said: "It's a lot of time, it's a lot of work, it's a lot of responsibility, and it's thankless."

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

It’s grueling and thankless work, but it feeds her impoverished family.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

She entered the fenced area and shooed the thankless chickens to one side, blocking them with a large board Papa kept just for cleaning day.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper