ungratified

Example Sentences

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Westover had covered herself with glory, and Dolly could go home tomorrow with not a wish ungratified.

From Dolly's College Experiences by Jones, Mabel Cronise

So Mr. Gage's yearning was still ungratified, and so he told himself, and his friend, Peckover, in no measured terms as he rampaged about the more secluded quarters of the demesne.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

You need not; there is nothing more difficult than to remain unselfish, which is just another word for "sweet and good," if one never knows what it is to have a wish ungratified.

From Christmas Tree Land by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

Selina was forced to comply, and Lady Aurora with serious concern, to return to Brighthelmstone ungratified.

From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

Absence ever increases ungratified love, and philosophy does not diminish it.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by