ungratified
Example Sentences
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The explanation of his act lay in the hot-blooded temperament of a thoroughly spoiled and indulged man, whose first ungratified wish robs him of his senses--the excuse of his act lay nowhere.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip
Since neither knows much about the Harfinks, their curiosity is ungratified.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip
They had no want ungratified; to them the desert and what it contained were all-sufficing.
From A Vendetta of the Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Lady Ormstork looked deeply grateful; indeed, as though a load of ungratified longing had been lifted from her shoulders; while Miss Buffkin seemed, from one cause or another, highly amused.
From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William
With no wish ungratified by her father, she might have been more selfish than she was.
From Miss Theodora A West End Story by Reed, Helen Leah
