Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the 1940s, as Peter Drucker got a close-up look at General Motors, he was struck by how unmotivated many of the company’s employees were, especially considering that most were making decent money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

“Darius and I hate unmotivated camera movement,” Aster says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

She said she had never been so unmotivated to vote.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Meanwhile, brigade officers have complained that the conscripts recruited by the official system are often too old, in poor health and unmotivated.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

The rest were either too distracted by their troubles or just plain unmotivated, so pretty much everyone grudgingly accepted some form of public aid.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls