How to Use dissatisfied in a Sentence

dissatisfied

adjective
  • And this is what many of those dissatisfied with his rule are doing.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • To be sure, not all part-timers are dissatisfied with the agreement.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 27 July 2023
  • But some are deeply dissatisfied with the way their claims would be treated if the plan passes.
    — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Sam, dissatisfied with his life in the city, ran away from home to begin a life in the wilderness.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
  • But Ruth is not a novel about whether a dissatisfied woman ought to stay or leave.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The state is now dissatisfied with the consequences of one of those promises.
    — David G. Savage, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • These ratings are biased by the fact that those most likely to comment are those who are most dissatisfied.
    — Diane Ravitch, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Matt falls in that group of business owners who are dissatisfied with the sale of their businesses.
    — Gary Miller, The Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2019
  • To win, Peltz needs a groundswell of support from dissatisfied investors.
    — Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Any dissatisfied worker could quit and would need to be replaced — a process that requires time and resources.
    — Gatis Dukurs, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • If the union is dissatisfied, then there can be an appeal to the board as happened on Tuesday.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The All-Pro right guard is dissatisfied with his contract, and has reason to be.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
  • The State is now dissatisfied with the consequences of one of those promises.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
  • On paper, Turks had many reasons to be dissatisfied with their leader and to push back against his strong-arm rule.
    — Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2023
  • The duo agreed that women were dissatisfied with the offerings on the market and deserved more.
    — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Polls now show that as much as seventy per cent of the electorate is dissatisfied with Johnson.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Dorsey was deeply dissatisfied with his work-life balance and Lin felt burned out; both wanted to spend more time with each other.
    — Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 24 Nov. 2020
  • More and more, dissatisfied voters are turning to extremes.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • More than half of us get a sense of identity from our jobs, even though more of us, some 55 percent, feel dissatisfied with them.
    — Susie Neilson, The Cut, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The council will likely hear from dissatisfied parents and teachers in the coming week.
    — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 11 Apr. 2018
  • If Lizzo was dissatisfied with their performances, the suit alleges, the dancers would be fired and sent home.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Once Richards emerged as the leading candidate for the job, dissatisfied fans have claimed the public search was a façade.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021
  • But the head coach was apparently as dissatisfied as the fan base and didn’t want to wait another day to do something about it.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This not only left us dissatisfied, but also annoyed our father, who then had to rebox the puzzles.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Others who knew her well at the time said Palin was just clearly dissatisfied with the job of being governor.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Anyone dissatisfied with the board's ruling could appeal through circuit court.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This type of behavior mirrors that of a dissatisfied customer.
    — Mark Dehaan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • For each of these three items, only around 10% were completely dissatisfied.
    — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • On the cusp of turning 30, Peter Do felt dissatisfied with his body.
    — Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2022
  • When oil revenue swelled the state budget, sessions grew, and voters became dissatisfied with the length of those sessions.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2021

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