unrewarded

[US]/ʌnrɪ'wɔːdɪd/
[UK]/ˌʌnrɪ'wɔrdɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not receiving any reward

Example Sentences

he gave untiring and unrewarded service.

was embittered by years of unrewarded labor.

His hard work went unrewarded.

She felt unrewarded in her current job.

The volunteer's efforts were left unrewarded.

The team's dedication went unrewarded.

The artist's talent remained unrewarded for years.

Despite his contributions, he was left unrewarded.

Her sacrifices went unrewarded.

The student's hard work was left unrewarded.

The employee's dedication went unrewarded.

The company's success left some employees feeling unrewarded.

Real-world Examples

IT IS easy to be cynical about government—and rarely does such cynicism go unrewarded.

Source: Dominance: Issue 2

Women are assigned 10 percent more work and spend more time on unrewarded, unrecognized and non-promotable tasks.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2022 Compilation

She knows that " the vocation of man is the obscure, lonely sacrifice, unrewarded, for the life of others" .

Source: The Biography of Tolstoy

Well, I went to our C.F.O. , and I told him it just didn't seem fair that my right-hand man should go unrewarded.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

The mysterious person who figured in his wife's past as " the secretary" had probably not been unrewarded for his share in her escape.

Source: The Age of Innocence (Part One)

" Captain, " said Robb when the man was done, " you have my thanks, and you will not go unrewarded. Lord Jason will take you back to your ship when we are done. Pray wait outside" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" Kings are expected to be open-handed to their followers. Did Lord Eddard teach his bastard nothing? Many of my knights and lords abandoned rich lands and stout castles in the south. Should their loyalty go unrewarded" ?

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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