unsatisfying
Example Sentences
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He found the buying and selling of global securities clunky and unsatisfying with traditional brokerages, according to a 2023 profile in Hunan Today, a Chinese newspaper based in Li’s home province.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Zak previously said his family had braced themselves for an unsatisfying resolution to the case as authorities were "not very forthcoming with trying to speed things along".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Simply an unsettled, unsatisfying campaign after the glory of Newcastle's first domestic trophy in 70 years when they won the 2025 Carabao Cup.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw ruled that prosecutors’ explanations for why they had brought the charges were unsatisfying and that they had failed to prove they didn’t act vindictively in bringing the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Maybe there’s some truth in that, but it’s unsatisfying, bitter-tasting truth.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
