How to Use unappreciated in a Sentence

unappreciated

adjective
  • Your friends are right –— this would have been an unused and unappreciated dud, at best.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Please tell your friends about this video so my torture doesn’t go unappreciated.
    — Kate Bennis, Good Housekeeping, 12 Dec. 2018
  • But know that your kindness and love does not go unappreciated.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2021
  • And that wasn't even the last time his fierceness went unappreciated.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 13 June 2017
  • There are classic movies that were unappreciated in their time, that took years or even decades to come into their own.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Squish and snap sounds get a lot of glory in horror movies, but the icky bass of a good body thud should not go unappreciated.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2022
  • But that makes Buzz feel unappreciated and the two friends soon clash over who has been deputized to save the day.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Why do the courts care about our underowned and unappreciated funds?
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Of course, the affordable price of the pie didn't go unappreciated.
    — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Don’t feel unappreciated if someone doesn’t get back to you promptly.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2020
  • People feel unappreciated and lose respect for and trust in the leader.
    — Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Don’t allow your unique gifts and talents to go unused or unappreciated.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • No bad turn has gone unappreciated.
    — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
  • People worked really hard, and a lot did amazing work for a long time and left feeling unappreciated.
    — Stuart Miller, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
  • One place a renter-friendly decision will never go unappreciated, though, is the dorm room.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
  • The catchphrase echoed, unheard and unappreciated, across the windswept plane.
    — Scott Meslow, GQ, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Putting other people’s needs first, even if your efforts seem unappreciated, can be an excellent way to break the ice.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 15 June 2021
  • And based on the comments, her fitness content doesn’t go unappreciated.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This time last year, Alabama was trying its best to feel unappreciated.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 29 Dec. 2017
  • If a stay-at-home mom feels worthless and unappreciated, money, in our culture, is an effective shortcut to self-worth.
    — Sara Petersen, refinery29.com, 29 June 2021
  • Instead, it’s caused by feeling worn down and unappreciated by their employers.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Here, Santa is not a perfect giver, but someone who feels tired and unappreciated.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • What then falls into the background are the legends who paved the way despite hardship at the start, but are unappreciated because of their older age.
    — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Get in the spirit with these unappreciated cocktails, beloved by bartenders and mixologists alike.
    — Liz Kadar, Redbook, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But the two held a propensity for feeling unappreciated and thus kept a long memory of petty grievance.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • That touch of camp won’t go unappreciated by the Alta Moda devotees.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 10 July 2022
  • Just don’t take a page from the nursery web spider’s book and disguise an unappreciated gift with more wrapping paper, as that’s less likely to work in the human realm.
    — Rena Kingery, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Ukeles wanted to raise the stature of the often unappreciated work done by sanitation workers, or mothers, to that of art.
    — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Like Kevin Brown, the burly Reuschel was largely unappreciated during his time.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Julián Castro continues to be a vital but still largely unappreciated voice in the campaign.
    — Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 1 Aug. 2019

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