How do you use Unsuccessful in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like defeated or frustrated, plus the exact meaning.
Unsuccessful in a sentence
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Unsuccessful meaning
Failed, not successful.
Synonyms of Unsuccessful
Using Unsuccessful
- The main meaning on this page is: Failed, not successful.
- Useful related words include: defeated, hitless, down-and-out, washed-up.
- In the example corpus, unsuccessful often appears in combinations such as: were unsuccessful, was unsuccessful, an unsuccessful.
Example sentences (20)
However, the share saying he will be an unsuccessful president has only grown since he first took office, rising 8 points in the last year (26% now say he will be an unsuccessful president, with 28% saying it is still too early to tell).
A Bridger Valley, Wyoming man was sentenced to life in prison after his lame and unsuccessful attempt at a murder-for-hire scheme on his ex-wife.
According to police, the next person allegedly stole a welder, but the department days he was unsuccessful in doing so.
After an unsuccessful bid for city council and three terms as secretary of the California Democratic Party, Jones-Sawyer ran for the Assembly in 2012 on a platform of job creation and economic growth, including a plan to lease out vacant state-owned land.
After dropping out of university in his homeland, Kono studied at Georgetown and later worked on Alan Cranston’s unsuccessful campaign to be the Democratic nominee in the 1984 U.S presidential election.
After numerous unsuccessful attempts, the paramedics wanted to stop.
After the bank's assessed the candidates, Vestager opted to go on leave, as requested by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, but she can return if her bid to lead the EIB is unsuccessful.
After three unsuccessful shots by Ohio State in the first three minutes, Virginia did the opposite.
After two trials, decades of appeals, and an unsuccessful parole hearing in 2018, it ultimately took an admission from the same office that convicted him that the case was bogus for him to finally be released.
Again, save your progress to reset it if it is unsuccessful the first time.
Again they were unsuccessful and drove off empty-handed.
All efforts to contact him since then have been unsuccessful.
Although Hydra was unsuccessful in establishing its worldwide rule, Pierce managed to sustain a major victory nonetheless.
Although ultimately unsuccessful, my Rx to Rush was the least I could do as a fan who had listened to his show almost since its inception in 1988.
A majority of voters believe that Brexit has been unsuccessful, an exclusive poll for LFF has found.
An attempt to reach out via the realtor advertising space at 950 Dupont Street was unsuccessful.
And there are lingering questions about his political instincts and electoral track record, especially following his unsuccessful reelection campaign in 2020 and the GOP’s lackluster performance in the 2022 midterm elections.
And while people of all genders have unsuccessful or upsetting experiences on those apps, trans people the most.
An unsuccessful counter claim for unpaid rent was lodged by the landlord.
As for disclosure rules, the report notes that the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s years-long advocacy of a nationwide funding agreement disclosure obligation has been unsuccessful.
Common combinations with unsuccessful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- were unsuccessful 40×
- was unsuccessful 28×
- an unsuccessful 25×
- been unsuccessful 19×
- unsuccessful in 18×
- unsuccessful and 11×
- unsuccessful attempt 10×
- of unsuccessful 9×
- and unsuccessful 8×
- is unsuccessful 8×