unfulfilling

Example Sentences

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That unfulfilling prognosis helped hammer Meta shares in early trading, with the stock falling nearly 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In the spring of 2009, Mrs. Irani and her husband were living in Asheville, N.C., and stuck in unfulfilling, low-paying jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And ultimately, he says, this pursuit is unfulfilling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Theodore is a sad man who works a deeply unfulfilling job writing greeting cards.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2025

If we deny it, we shall have to find substitutes which usually are subpersonal and which involve us in a kind of superficial but unfulfilling intimacy.

From Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. by Howe, Reuel L.