unthankful

Example Sentences

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But with the great rousing hosannas, and the last powerful words of the "Agnus Dei" no one was likely to go home uninspired or unthankful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain does not intend to abandon her duties; despite the unthankful character of her job.

From Time Magazine Archive

If I were ever thankful unto Heav'n For all that I call mine, my Health and Being, Cou'd I then be unthankful unto you, For a Gift I value more than those?

From The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted by Centlivre, Susanna

"To be seeking for what has been disclosed, to reconsider what has been finished, to tear up what has been laid down, what is this but to be unthankful for what is gained?"

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal

But persuade him that a task is indubitably and officially his, and he will devote his life to it, however unthankful or exacting it may be.

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian