How To Use Thankless In A Sentence

He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
European Powers is exhausted on Poland, and that neither pity nor shame will induce them to break a thankless neutrality, here; but in the face of all barely probable contingencies, I doubt no more of the ultimate result, than I doubt of the ultimate performance of the justice of God. Border and Bastille
People thank you for a thankless job that is at times very unpleasant, to say the least.
This is a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
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The jobs, and many others that could be called thankless, fall to inmates at the Wicomico County Detention Center. Undefined
They are a serious labour of love to make, but worth every thankless hardship a poor commis chef must endure. Times, Sunday Times
What's the point of talking about paid work giving a parent an ‘opportunity for self-development’ if that work is the anonymous, thankless job of a cleaner or catering assistant?
Beware of a presumptuous and thankless person who tends to take advantage of your good nature.
Hopefully, the best parts of this game will be imitated and improved upon by future games in the genre, adding real strategy back into a group of games now best known as a thankless grind for bigger and bigger numbers. Verbal Spew
Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets.
It can make thankless tasks exciting. Christianity Today
As a result, achieving any change in society is always an uphill and often thankless task.
What a thankless job they do. The Sun
Dividing the cake fairly is never easy: it is a thankless task, and subject to much criticism by pressure groups.
I'm sure that creating such a list is a difficult and thankless task, but including albums that had simply been recorded in Philly made the list a lot less meaningful to me.
The Vehicle Inspectorate does a difficult and thankless task extremely well and that is the reason that we drive some of the safest cars in the world.
We've also come to realise what an unbelievably thankless task it is to maintain the turf on a football pitch. Times, Sunday Times
With the ladies of Saint-Cyr, the correspondence was about the thankless task of instilling virtue and skills into the young noblewomen entrusted to their charge. The Times Literary Supplement
Trying to oppose remediation spending is, however, one of the more thankless tasks that a public policy proponent could takeon. The Volokh Conspiracy » Chemical Weapons in my Neighborhood
Both face an entirely thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
To be fair, being a goalkeeper for any handball team is a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
Not only didn't he mind being given a job often described as thankless, but in real life David Latimes.com - News
Nothing was ever too much trouble, day or night, no matter how unpleasant or thankless the tasks were.
-- As our Lord could not mean that the reaper only, and not the sower, received "wages," in the sense of personal reward for his work, the "wages" here can be no other than the joy of having such a harvest to gather in -- the joy of "gathering fruit unto life eternal." rejoice together -- The blessed issue of the whole ingathering is the interest alike of the sower as of the reaper; it is no more the fruit of the last operation than of the first; and just as there can be no reaping without previous sowing, so have those servants of Christ, to whom is assigned the pleasant task of merely reaping the spiritual harvest, no work to do, and no joy to taste, that has not been prepared to their hand by the toilsome and often thankless work of their predecessors in the field. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
We are now in an era where refereeing is becoming a more difficult and thankless job.
Partners may discover that caregiving is not a thankless role. Globe and Mail
The wearying and thankless life of a tour manager was not the life he had hoped for though, so in August 1988 he returned to Australia and found a flat in Melbourne.
Soccer referees have a thankless task.
As every true Cornishman knows, it was the wicked Tregeagle who was supposedly punished with this thankless task.
A long, literally endless job, thankless breakback labor out in the middle of traffic, under the weather, punctuated by coffee breaks and pauses. Reddit.com: what's new online!
And the most compelling reason to spend some time as a youngster sampling a few thankless jobs? Times, Sunday Times
I think that it's a tough thing to do and it can be really thankless," Hoberman shares on the art of moviemaking. Ashley Wren Collins: Seeking Cinematic Sustenance in a Saturated World
In the "rheum, the dry serpigo and the gout" which rack their frames, make their bones ache and render miserable and thankless the evening days which should be so full of peace and beauty, they are reaping the fruits of their "harmless" moderate drinking. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
Selling off a chunk of the family silver is a thankless task for a government minister. Times, Sunday Times
But the thankless work takes its toll on him and he begins to wonder whether it's all worth it. The Sun
This is a messy and particularly thankless task that comes with the job, and challenges an editor's perception of the field and himself.
There is no less thankless job than being the one responsible for the grunt work in the office: writing a decent letter and holding the secret knowledge on how to replace the toner in the photocopier are underappreciated skills.
As a result, achieving any change in society is always an uphill and often thankless task.
The study of dead civilizations is difficult, frustrating, and, ultimately, a thankless job whose results are invariably heaped with criticism.
Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
These documentaries are supposed to be uplifting, but it looked like thankless, horrible work. Times, Sunday Times
Besides, nobody likes a thankless job. Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners
Robinson is deadly in a one-on-one situation and it will be a thankless task for anyone having to mark him in midfield.
The all-consuming fervor of the election is subsiding, leaving the president the thankless task of wrestling with the same uncooperative economy that dogged him throughout his first term.
Moreover, we cannot credit such selfishness on the part of such a man, or believe that he, to whom a grateful sovereign and country decerned every recompense in their power to bestow, would be so thankless to the men to whose sweat and blood he mainly owed his success -- to men who bore him, it may truly be said, upon their shoulders, to the highest pinnacle of greatness a British subject can possibly attain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847
Cooking and picking a crab is a laborious task, though not a thankless one. Times, Sunday Times
Selling off a chunk of the family silver is a thankless task for a government minister. Times, Sunday Times
It's a hard job, and often a thankless one. The Sun
So it seems fair to say that where our activity provokes no memories in anyone, seeing it as worthwhile is a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
Being a politician is often a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
Denise Burdick, who cold-calls businesspeople for a Ryla client, says that given the industry's reputation for wearisome and thankless work, she "never would have thought I'd end up in telemarketing. Telemarketer Bucks High Turnover Trend
Darren's dogged perseverance has finally, after years of thankless effort, begun to pay dividends.
But it seems that being a patron saint is the most thankless job of all. Times, Sunday Times
Which is a bargoon considering his key role, thankless job, etc. and so forth. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Ten years of glitz and glamour, honoring the men and women who serve in what many here call a thankless profession.
Cooking and picking a crab is a laborious task, though not a thankless one. Times, Sunday Times
He said: ‘Refereeing school matches can be a thankless task, and you get more than your fair share of aggro over your decisions - especially from the mums and dads.’
Being a councillor is a thankless job; particularly if the job is to be taken seriously.
Experience shows that the only thing rivaling the terror of actually getting a job is the thankless task of finding a job.
The talented actress is stuck with the thankless, limited role of Joe's consternated girlfriend.
Using a bucksaw is not only a thankless job at any time, but it is no saving of time or money. Hiram the Young Farmer
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child.
Lucie replies that she is not thankless, but that that ‘dreadful woman’ has thrown a shadow over her hopes.
Beware of a thankless and presumptuous person who expects too much from you without contributing himself in any way.
Why do this thankless task may also be a matter of and ruin, not desirable.
It can be a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
What could appeal more to anxious women voters than a political party that fights alongside them in the thankless task of preparation?
To Kevin falls the job of fair co-ordinator, a fairly onerous and often thankless task, but one that Kevin obviously enjoys.
Guiding a hormonal adolescent through their pubescent years can be a thankless job, and support for mums and dads has been identified as a priority by the Scottish Parenting Forum.
Selling off a chunk of the family silver is a thankless task for a government minister. Times, Sunday Times
They seldom labour their wits on thankless task.
After this period had elapsed, an unhappy looking young ground hostess had the thankless job of informing the impatient travellers that more information would be available at 17.00.
It's physically and mentally exhausting, it's thankless, it's long days and late hours and you really have to be on the brink of insanity to enjoy it.
Soccer referees have a thankless task.
Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets.
But what of all those thankless marrieds doing their best to uphold this flailing institution, especially those for whom the term ‘happily married’ does not entirely apply?
Beware of a thankless and presumptuous person who expects too much from you without contributing himself in any way.
Fashioning a preventive detention policy is likely to be a thankless task here as well.
Mostly it is a thankless and objectionable undertaking, but in this instance it was delightful, and we three spent a kind of antenuptial honeymoon that was an experience to be appreciated with a warm glow by one whom the world has all gone by. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
While Sherm dealt the frontside half-Cab flip and switch backside flip, Eric had the thankless task of working with the fakie ollie one-foot tail grab.
But there can be no doubt that the four people at the head of the district's winter service are dedicated professionals performing a more often than not thankless task in difficult circumstances.
I sat the thankless wretch down, and asked him what he wanted out of life.
Trying to squeeze the formula into the confines of a disc is a thankless task, but you get the drift. Times, Sunday Times
Kitchen of his resemblance to King Lear in the plee — of his having a thankless choild, bedad — of his being a pore worn-out lonely old man, dthriven to dthrinking by ingratitude, and seeking to dthrown his sorrows in punch. The History of Pendennis
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child.
Like housework, it's a thankless and unglamorous job.
However, he went much farther in opposing the communists than his career interests dictated, and his giving up his extremely lucrative chess career to undertake the thankless task of organizing opposition to Putin suggests that his interest in liberalism and democracy is not purely self-interested. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Really Important Political Battle of the Year
Regulators have a thankless task. Times, Sunday Times
It is a thankless task, they do a good job and I hope they do not get too upset and see this as personal.
Rather, Shaun (a great turn by Simon Pegg) is a directionless loser, trapped in a thankless job and a tired routine of pub/sleep/work.
In that thankless sister role, Bernier manages some winning moments.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child.
Defending historical perspective against the worshippers of now can be thankless work but it has to be done. Times, Sunday Times
Being leader means long, often thankless, hours. Times, Sunday Times
The only thing approximating to a real dessert was baklava, a particularly mean and thankless example of its kind being dry, almost syrup and nut-free.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth is to have a thankless child.
Regulating the appearance of a public burial ground is among the most difficult and thankless tasks in local government.
Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!
Doing such a thing actually cleans science of those who would misuse it for lies and re-deprecates experimentation to the thankless, fameless grunt work that it truly is and must remain if we are ever to mature as a species. Curry on the Wegman Reports « Climate Audit
He has a thankless task and I wonder how he really feels about being the second choice. Times, Sunday Times
KOINANGE (voice-over): Ten years of glitz and glamour, honoring the men and women who serve in what many here call a thankless profession. CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2005
Weather forecasting is often a thankless job. Times, Sunday Times
Nikki Reed, who co-wrote and starred in Thirteen, is given the thankless girlfriend/sister role.
Nothing was ever too much trouble, day or night, no matter how unpleasant or thankless the tasks were.
And this is not because teaching is laborious -- though it _is_ laborious, and thankless, too, beyond all other occupations; but because a number and variety of causes, into which we need not inquire, have combined to throw ridicule upon him, who is derisively called the pedagogue -- for most men would rather be shot at, than laughed at. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States
Music copyists have the often thankless job of transcribing the composer's score and ongoing edits to new playable scores.
I would like to express my appreciation to the outgoing Editorial Board for its dedication and scientific judgment in the often difficult and generally thankless task of reviewing submissions.
Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task.
Curiously, there was barely a reporter in sight - the one I recognized was the Sun scribe with the thankless task of reporting on his own boss's conference-opening speech.
The only thing approximating to a real dessert was baklava, a particularly mean and thankless example of its kind being dry, almost syrup and nut-free.
GOLDMAN: The BCS hired Hancock in 2005, partly because he had the right temperament for what one BCS official calls a thankless job. NPR Topics: News
That being said, natural charisma goes a long way and even in thankless, underwritten parts, my biggest complaint was that I wanted to see more of the characters. WHIP IT Blu-ray Review – Collider.com
grading papers is a thankless task
It is unpaid and often thankless and it is also seen as a duty and a virtue. Times, Sunday Times
A thankless role of a zealous townsman who whips up religious fervor and negative sentiment against Grimes, Bob Boles is far less showy than Mrs. Sedley, a character who serves a similar function but receives much more attention. Crazy About the Boy

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