thankless
Example Sentences
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To Mona, this thankless part is the opportunity of a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Doing what’s right is often a thankless endeavor, but that doesn’t make it any less important.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
As a society, Kalki says, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“It’s all about tech. It’s thankless to own the other sectors now,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Despereaux's brothers and sisters soon abandoned the thankless task of trying to educate him in the ways of being a mouse.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
