How to Use satisfaction in a Sentence

satisfaction

noun
  • I complained to the manager about the poor service but did not get any satisfaction.
  • There is some satisfaction in knowing I was right.
  • She finds a certain satisfaction in helping others.
  • He gets great satisfaction from volunteering.
  • The satisfaction rate of EV owners is through the roof -- like 95%.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Once cleaned to your satisfaction, flush the toilet, wash your bowl brush, and you’re all set.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Here is the complete list of the best and worst airlines in the U.S. along with their satisfaction rating on a 1,000-point scale.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 May 2023
  • Your job can’t and shouldn’t be your sole source of purpose or satisfaction.
    Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The findings show a recent drop in job satisfaction that had remained over 80% for a decade.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 May 2023
  • If the work was not to the suspects' satisfaction, the suspects allegedly beat and whipped him, police claim.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The only caveat is to avoid overdoing it in your search for satisfaction.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction was always just out of reach.
    Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But polls show that satisfaction with the direction of the country has fallen by half since Mr. Biden took over three years ago.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Where does this perverse sense of satisfaction come from?
    Shaeden Berry, refinery29.com, 20 July 2023
  • But that doesn’t diminish the sheer satisfaction of holding the sturdy cardstock of the LP jackets in your hands.
    Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The flavors united with the easy, umami-thumping satisfaction of a Big Mac.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The physician removed the lipoma, much to Dareus’ satisfaction.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • When your customers' satisfaction and loyalty are the keys to keeping your lights on, you’re forced to figure out how to do more with less.
    Erica Jain, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • And that’s really a way to increase the satisfaction of consumers.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In any Michael Lewis book, the immense satisfactions of narrative and detail are the table stakes.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Many studies have found a link between income and happiness, both in terms of day-to-day mood and longer-term life satisfaction.
    Joe Pinsker, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Adding to the satisfaction of the moment is the subtle message rendered by the nominations.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2023
  • If a provider doesn’t answer your questions to your satisfaction, don’t be reluctant to move on.
    Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • And for many white Christians, the dangers of rock & roll didn’t just lie in the charisma of performers, their dripping sweat, and the promise of carnal satisfaction.
    Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As many owners have seen for themselves, cats tend to derive enormous comfort and satisfaction from the act of kneading.
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
  • Removal can be done by peeling them off with a wood stick or using your fingers (’cause, satisfaction).
    Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The world is calling you to stretch your wings as the Moon flies into your 9th House of Expansion, highlighting all the satisfaction waiting for you out beyond the horizon.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And sometimes, there's pressure on the working parent to make career moves that are more about money than job satisfaction.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Employee satisfaction hit a new low during the last stretch of 2023, shows new data from BambooHR.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The vote totals on an unchanged millage rate -- favorable or not -- can be seen as a gauge of public satisfaction with a school district.
    Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 4 Dec. 2023

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