unfulfilling
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In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Rick Dalton, who was the star of a w estern television series in the 1950s and early 1960s, but by the time of the movie in 1969 has seen his career diminish into a series of unfulfilling guest roles. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, "The ‘Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood’ ending, explained," 26 July 2019 That could lead to an unfulfilling conclusion for Democrats, and others, who are hoping Mueller’s testimony will bring some resolution. — Mary Clare Jalonick, The Denver Post, "Mueller’s testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats," 20 July 2019 Many jobs are very difficult, very boring, very unfulfilling. — Francesco Marconi, WSJ, "Historian Yuval Noah Harari on the Robot Revolution," 27 Sep. 2018 Putting a household project on hold, dropping an unfulfilling obligation or simply cutting back on screen time leaves more room to soak up all that is summer in Wisconsin. — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Keep it simple and seasonal in the kitchen during summer," 7 June 2018 From 20th Century Fox Television, the single-camera comedy follows a newlywed couple who gives up their unfulfilling New York City Lives for a move to Nebraska. — Michael O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, "Lake Bell and Liz Meriwether's Family Comedy Gets Pilot Order From Fox," 6 Feb. 2018 But trading Cole and McCutchen signals a determined emphasis on the future, and the end of an exciting but unfulfilling era. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "Trade of Andrew McCutchen Ends an Era in Pittsburgh," 15 Jan. 2018 Foremost was Foles, whose circuitous path from an Eagles draft pick in 2012 took him from an unfulfilling stint with the Rams to a season in Kansas City before Philadelphia made what proved to be a franchise-defining decision. — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, "At Long Last, the Eagles Capture Their First Super Bowl," 4 Feb. 2018 How could a celebration of the game’s best and most popular players turn out so bland and unfulfilling? — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "To Avoid Another All-Star Calamity, the NBA Must Fix Its Voting Process," 26 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfulfilling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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