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Examples of unsatisfactory in a Sentence
He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.
an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
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Once again, the United States’ strategy in this new cold war must be to convince the other side that an unsatisfactory status quo—in which the fate of Taiwan’s independence undetermined but which nevertheless contributes to peace and coexistence—is preferable to a potentially existential conflict.
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Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Inside Climate News’ analysis of that database found that nearly 4,100 dams nationwide are in poor or unsatisfactory condition while also posing a potential threat to human life or property.
—Kristoffer Tigue, WIRED, 13 July 2024
The dam is classified as a high-hazard dam in unsatisfactory condition, according to the National Inventory of Dams.
—NBC News, 9 July 2024
Stability was missing from Brian Daboll’s offensive interior in 2023 due to a combination of poor personnel decisions, aggressive training camp rotations, unsatisfactory performance and injuries.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Inside Climate News’ analysis of that database found that nearly 4,100 dams nationwide are in poor or unsatisfactory condition while also posing a potential threat to human life or property.
—Kristoffer Tigue, WIRED, 13 July 2024
The dam is classified as a high-hazard dam in unsatisfactory condition, according to the National Inventory of Dams.
—NBC News, 9 July 2024
Stability was missing from Brian Daboll’s offensive interior in 2023 due to a combination of poor personnel decisions, aggressive training camp rotations, unsatisfactory performance and injuries.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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“Unsatisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsatisfactory. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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