Example Sentences

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The problem with wars is that when they don’t go as you planned, you have an ugly choice—end them unsatisfactorily or wade in deeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The other is something the NBA should consider, no matter how repugnant the idea of letting an unsatisfactorily apologetic Irving play may be to the sensibilities of many among us.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

Though a crowd favorite, it was also a "trick" by which a seemingly unresolvable story was unsatisfactorily resolved.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2020

Even worse, at only a measly eight episodes for the first season, it’s barely a binge watch for the potential fan with plenty of subplots unsatisfactorily still percolating.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2018

The question asked was, "Is there a law regulating the fall of empires?"; but the question answered, satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily, was, "Is there a remedy?"

From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)