thankless

Example Sentences

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How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The only question is: Who in the world would want the thankless job?

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Being an executor is often a lonely, time-consuming and thankless task.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Neither of ABT’s two hardworking casts, with leading couples framed by male and female ensembles, made their dramatically opaque and intermittently acrobatic work look more than thankless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

I do my best to clean it, but since the dishcloth was also purchased before we went into hiding and consists of more holes than cloth, it’s a thankless task.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank