Sentence examples for rather than satisfied from inspiring English sources

There are certain public events that you anticipate with an unreserved glee but that, even when they turn out precisely the way you might have hoped, leave you feeling sad and sordid rather than satisfied.

What was most impressive about her Flushing Meadows adventure, paradoxically, was that she was disappointed in losing to Stosur, rather than satisfied with merely creating a stir with two upset wins, even though she will forever be remembered as the player who sent Clijsters into retirement.

It was an odd and unthinking thing to say — and, owing to the jarring reminder of the state and weight of things, sorry for us all.​ There are certain public events that you anticipate with an unreserved glee but that, even when they turn out precisely the way you might have hoped, leave you feeling sad and sordid rather than satisfied.

Do you end your workday feeling drained rather than satisfied with what you've accomplished?

If we eat poorly, we can feel bloated rather than satisfied, lethargic rather than energised.

While there is an argument that unhappy people make a point of leaving reviews, rather than satisfied customers, Charles now believes they are "good for us and good for the customer".

The intriguing reference to Lively's daughter, now living in the gardener's cottage, frustrates rather than satisfies our curiosity.

They deflect passions rather than satisfy them, which may be why the term "heroic flexibility" has such a peculiar dissonance.

If their continuing success stimulates rather than satisfies their appetite for power, global economic integration may be at greater risk than many suppose.

But the financial logic of free means that it makes more economic sense to increase the number of copies available at key points rather than satisfy people in the suburbs.

Inspired by its message to appreciate the moment, perhaps we can achieve greater happiness by seeking to simplify our desires, rather than satisfy them, wrote Nixon, who works in the Bank's stakeholder communications and strategy division.