unsatisfying

Example Sentences

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Moreover, I didn’t buy some developments in the final act, which goes in unlikely directions and leaves her character at an unsatisfying position between two moral possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"It was weird interacting with ourselves in that way but largely unsatisfying because of the technical limitations of these platforms at the moment," said Kidd.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Remember the unsatisfying finale to “The Sopranos”? Swelling crescendo ... then abrupt cut to black?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

This addition is not derived naturally from the theory itself, which has long made it an unsatisfying solution.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

This time I knew exactly what was out there—a lot of long, taxing miles, steep rocky mountains, hard shelter floors, hot days without showers, unsatisfying meals cooked on a temperamental stove.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson