How to Use dissatisfy in a Sentence

dissatisfy

verb
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  • Just eight per cent said that they were dissatisfied, while three per cent were upset.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2019
  • By the time Christie won his second term in 2013, polls showed that voters were dissatisfied with his handling of the issue.
    — Laura McCrystal, Philly.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • But that may change since consumers have been dissatisfied with them.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The wacky rookie camp tryout dissatisfied them so much that they were compelled to trade for Pineiro.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Epstein and Lee found that users were also dissatisfied by the apps’ one-size-fits-all approach.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
  • At the time, Jens was not alone in being dissatisfied with his paycheck from Mojang.
    — Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson, Wired News, 2 June 2015
  • As for how the red sole came to be, Louboutin said he was dissatisfied with the look of a shoe, snagged some red nail polish from a coworker and painted one sole red.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg | Wwd, latimes.com, 19 May 2017
  • Bridges, who began wearing a jacket and tie at age four, was dissatisfied with the selection of bow ties for the younger set.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 31 Oct. 2014
  • Marghitas said the county health department told him the same thing but that he was dissatisfied with the answer.
    — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 18 Mar. 2020
  • There was plenty to nitpick about the 1-1 tie with the Bearcats and, as all teams aspiring to greatness do, Xavier found plenty to be dissatisfied about.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Even so, there was always something about the finished print that dissatisfied him.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • And an overwhelming 85% of Mexicans said they were dissatisfied with the way things are in their own country.
    — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Eighty-three percent of Democrats are dissatisfied with the gap between the wealthy and the poor, compared with 43 percent of Republicans.
    — Juana Summers, The Seattle Times, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Dissatisfied with what was on the market, Chanel launched her first lip color collection in 1924.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 July 2017
  • Rauner also has been long dissatisfied with Emanuel for not taking a harsher stand against the Chicago Teachers Union.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2018
  • Since then, customers have only been able to bring back or exchange items they were dissatisfied with for a year after purchase.
    — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Nine percent were dissatisfied, while the rest were neutral or didn’t express an opinion.
    — Lynn Horsley, kansascity.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Africk wrote that while some progress had been made during Maynard's tenure, he was dissatisfied with the pace of it and continued lack of compliance.
    — Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The survey found 52% of respondents were dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the virus outbreak.
    — Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
  • Ternan said his clients were dissatisfied that the city staff was trying to lock the Council into a yes or no vote on a specific replacement plan.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 18 July 2019
  • In a few cases, companies unhappy with how their drug was graded or dissatisfied with the price have pulled out of the German market.
    — Noam N. Levey, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
  • More than four in 10 are dissatisfied with their health care costs and say affording basic medical care is a hardship.
    — Zak Hudak, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Meanwhile, in the larger, 2014 study, male teachers were three times as likely as female teachers to say they were dissatisfied with teaching.
    — Amanda Ripley, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Two members of a planning group from 2017 are dissatisfied today.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
  • But the plaintiffs’ attorney, Jack Ternan, said Friday that his clients were dissatisfied with where things stood coming out of that meeting.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 19 July 2019
  • Democrats said that they were dissatisfied with worker protections in the bill, which was written by Republicans, and that the rules on corporate bailouts are too lax.
    — NBC News, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Marshall said last year that he was dissatisfied with his play after totaling 52 tackles and zero sacks in 11 games.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, The Denver Post, 1 June 2017
  • For those Texans who are dissatisfied with Cruz and/or his party in Washington, his reelection bid will be their first chance to make those feelings known.
    — Jay Willis, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Polls show Americans across the board dissatisfied with the current state of border security.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Those who were unhappy with their new mandate weren’t looking to stay, as respondents dissatisfied with the company work model were more than 2.5 times more likely to consider leaving next year than those who were satisfied.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023

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