unrewarding
Example Sentences
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"Already knowing where they've been and what they've been up to makes for an unrewarding conversation with them and children are bright - they will know."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Golf is kind of unrewarding in this sense where, you can be putting a lot of work into it, but the results might not show right away,” Hruby said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
New cast member Chloe Troast does great work, too, in the unrewarding role of the mocked white girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Strategic incompetence is not necessarily a conscious choice so much as a reflexive rejection of activity that feels unrewarding and unimportant.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Sadly he lay down by an unrewarding blueberry bush, drew his paws down tightly over his blackened face, then licked the dirt off them.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
