discontented

Example Sentences

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“No wonder that this results in an unhappy and discontented worker,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Its logic is that if it can choke off external supplies, the RSF’s local supporters will become discontented and some of its units may defect.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

To the discontented rumors are feed, Mysaria tells her queen, advising her to let others do what she can’t.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

But everybody there knew me as this little girl, and I was becoming more and more discontented with my public identity as a girl.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

“A little, when you look moody and discontented, as you sometimes do, for you’ve got such a strong will, if you once get started wrong, I’m afraid it would be hard to stop you.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott