How to Use unsatisfied in a Sentence

unsatisfied

adjective
  • That’s always been a part that leaves me a little bit unsatisfied.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • If not, the Tigers could be unsatisfied with their hand by season’s end.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • In the months since then, rank-and-file workers have remained unsatisfied with the progress of talks.
    — Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • These are hearty meals that won’t leave you hungry or unsatisfied, but may leave you with leftovers!
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That’s what keeps us unsatisfied.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the changes that has led to a rise in revenues, cities remain unsatisfied.
    — al, 30 Aug. 2020
  • That small segment of unsatisfied customers might, in turn, grow quickly over the next few years.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The post is sweet, but left some fans feeling, well, a little confused and unsatisfied.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 16 June 2019
  • However, while many were able to feed that hunger, many others went unsatisfied.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
  • The girl who is unsatisfied, and yet has not the energy or perhaps the courage to escape.
    — Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Lawmakers on both sides of the gun debate were left unsatisfied.
    — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2018
  • But those looking for a lucid perspective of progress to cheer are sure to leave unsatisfied.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 July 2023
  • That revenge, even when served cold, is also a dish likely to leave you feeling unsatisfied in the end?
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Clearly annoyed and unsatisfied, Grace asks him to pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.
    — Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 10 May 2021
  • What is causing this rise in unsatisfied consumers?
    — Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Like a man unsatisfied with a photograph of himself, Liu balled up his hands and placed them on his hips.
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
  • Clearly there are many grounds for being unsatisfied with life during the middle years.
    — Nick Haslam, CNN, 14 Oct. 2019
  • What’s more, if the client is unsatisfied with the virtual staging, simply change it.
    — Amanda Molitor, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Rest assured though, whichever shoe trend may have piqued your interest – boots or not – you won’t be left unsatisfied here.
    — Jamila Stewart, Essence, 27 Dec. 2021
  • She is relieved not to follow Kong's jobless fate, but still feels unsatisfied.
    — Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps unsatisfied with the result, the captain came in again without her.
    — Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Billions have been pledged to the rebuilding, and a new design could risk backers pulling out if unsatisfied.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2019
  • Even with no-time-limit replays, fans are often left unsatisfied with the outcome of those judgment calls.
    — Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 23 July 2024
  • The status quo leaves all parties unsatisfied.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • In the second act, the party is stranded in a room at an embassy after a feast that has left them feeling full yet unsatisfied.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But many states, worried that their case counts are about to soar and their hospitals will be swamped, have been unsatisfied with their allotment.
    — Mike Spies, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2020
  • For years, the show's abrupt ending left fans unsatisfied because the fate of Tony remained unanswered.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • But Weapons is far more consistently weird than scary, which might leave some genre freaks feeling unsatisfied.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
  • My father, unsatisfied with the justice system, drove me around our neighborhood looking for the guy who did it.
    — Nelba Márquez-Greene, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Even at this stage of spring training, the Orioles seem to be unsatisfied with their current roster and are looking to add.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 15 Mar. 2021

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