unsatisfying

Example Sentences

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Less attractively, it’s also a bit cloddish and tame, falling into that unsatisfying category of children’s entertainment that seems to be styled in accordance with the tastes of old people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Zak tells Newsbeat the family had braced themselves for an unsatisfying resolution to the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 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

Even the ground beneath his feet feels unsatisfying to his boots.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern