How to Use dissatisfaction in a Sentence

dissatisfaction

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  • There was widespread dissatisfaction with the President and his administration.
  • At the root of that urge is dissatisfaction, and anger against society and the world that cannot be vented.
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The dissatisfaction peaks around the 21st, but so, too, does your discernment.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But lawmakers from the wings of both parties have expressed dissatisfaction with some of the details of the deal.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 May 2023
  • There's a lot of dissatisfaction among his base about his handling of issues like the economy and the war in Israel-Gaza.
    — Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • As a dig at generational dissatisfaction and/or a lament about the migrant’s blues, the film is good enough.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In the clip of Kelce and Reid’s interaction, the coach stumbled as the player grabbed his arm and voiced his dissatisfaction with the decision.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Bass said she has been told that one reason for the departures is dissatisfaction with the rules in place at the program’s hotels and motels.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • This isn’t the first time that members of the guild have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with union leadership.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
  • Lugo told The Times, expressing his dissatisfaction with the length of Martinez’s prison term.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But Owen is no less fascinating, Pullman’s sharp turn pinned to where dissatisfaction leads the weak-willed.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Business groups have argued the new rules could foster dissatisfaction in the workplace.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, a recent poll from Gallup found that dissatisfaction with the lax status quo is the highest its been in more than 20 years — and that was before a pair of mass shootings in Tennessee and Kentucky.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Schwertner, who has served in the Senate since 2013, has expressed dissatisfaction with those changes.
    — James Barragán, Chron, 7 Feb. 2023
  • These changes point to a larger issue that’s driving so much dissatisfaction with team merch in general, among players and fans alike.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The poll, while taken about a year before the election, reflects a growing dissatisfaction with the Biden administration amid the wars in Ukraine and Israel.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Last November, that dissatisfaction boiled over, giving rise to the largest wave of social unrest the country had seen since pro-democracy protests in 1989.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • Gas and grocery prices seem to be the most inflated, however, and that remains the focus of consumer dissatisfaction.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But Lydon has always made art out of his dissatisfaction.
    — Armond White, National Review, 23 Aug. 2023
  • On the other hand, change readiness is low when the product of dissatisfaction, vision, and feasibility is less than or equal to the resistance to change.
    — Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • And so far that overall dissatisfaction number hasn't translated to the ballot box.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The far-right AfD party, hoping for major gains in a string of state elections this year, backs the protest, using it as proof of Germans’ dissatisfaction with current leadership.
    — Andreas Rinke and Miranda Murray, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There's a lot of dissatisfaction with the two existing major parties.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • While many people on these weight loss drugs are pleased with the overall reduction in their weight, some have reported dissatisfaction with losing weight from their faces.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Dhillon, on the other hand, tried to capitalize on the growing dissatisfaction with Trumpism.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The discontent is part of a wave of worker dissatisfaction that has surged in the last year, with workers emboldened to ask for more from companies amid high inflation and a tight jobs market.
    — Eli M. Rosenberg, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But in a moment that explains some of the dissatisfaction with the current state of the NBA, a pain-free Davis sat out, the team choosing to cautiously monitor his previous right foot injury on the second night of a back-to-back set of games.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In the chamber and through the halls of the state Capitol earlier this week when the legislation passed during a one-day special session, protesters made their dissatisfaction heard.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • That said, yes, the polls do indeed show continuing dissatisfaction with Biden’s handling of the economy.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
  • Russia, which at the time said the agreement was valid through May 18, has expressed dissatisfaction with the deal for months because of Western sanctions that have hindered its own food and fertilizer exports.
    — Enjoli Liston, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023

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