unsatisfactory

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

International Cricket Council referee Jeff Crowe is yet to deliver his assessment of the pitch, pondering whether to give it an "unsatisfactory" rating which would see the venue slapped with a demerit point.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

If, like my wife, you find that frustrating and unsatisfactory, the brand-name medical center offers you a pile of word jerky to chew on while you get your checkbook out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

When he was handed the ball on the second day, his career bowling average stood at an unsatisfactory 37.63.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

The delay prevented us from setting down on July 4,1976, but it was generally agreed that a crash landing on that date would have been an unsatisfactory two hundredth birthday present for the United States.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan