Examples of thankless in a Sentence

a thankless boss who seems oblivious to the extra effort his subordinates have made the thankless job of cleaning up after a party

Recent Examples on the Web The show finds humor in the solidarity of a thankless job, offering the kinds of genuine laughs that might provide a glimmer of light on an otherwise hellish workday. — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 Lapid became finance minister, a difficult and often thankless task. — Josef Federman, ajc, 21 June 2022 Judging by the reactions, their job is usually a thankless task. — WSJ, 14 June 2022 Boylen’s current job is a largely thankless and massive undertaking. — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 30 June 2022 The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022 Driving around to save 10 cents a gallon on gas might seem like a thankless chore to many even as oil prices skyrocketed in light of developments relating to Russian oil. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2022 For decades, undocumented immigrants have worked thankless, hard, dangerous jobs for low pay and suffered untold abuse. — Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 In his late 60s, Meir seeks purpose in unnecessary carpentry projects and thankless community service. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

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