How to Use satisfaction in a Sentence

satisfaction

noun
  • I complained to the manager about the poor service but did not get any satisfaction.
  • There is some satisfaction in knowing I was right.
  • She finds a certain satisfaction in helping others.
  • He gets great satisfaction from volunteering.
  • The satisfaction rate of EV owners is through the roof -- like 95%.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That’s a great satisfaction to me because that’s the process.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022
  • And there was some satisfaction in trying to rip a hole in it.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Once cleaned to your satisfaction, flush the toilet, wash your bowl brush, and you’re all set.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Here is the complete list of the best and worst airlines in the U.S. along with their satisfaction rating on a 1,000-point scale.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 May 2023
  • There are no walls too high and no road too long to keep you from finding your satisfaction!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Oh, and there’s no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
    The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Your job can’t and shouldn’t be your sole source of purpose or satisfaction.
    Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • There would be no greater satisfaction for Shulman, of course, than seeing the Blue Jays return to the top of the baseball world.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Living beings don’t want to just be put in a state of satisfaction.
    Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The findings show a recent drop in job satisfaction that had remained over 80% for a decade.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 May 2023
  • Every time, the largest, flashiest packages rank near the bottom in terms of satisfaction.
    Kyle Stock, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • If the work was not to the suspects' satisfaction, the suspects allegedly beat and whipped him, police claim.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Blunt and Hathaway have expressed their satisfaction with the film's lack of a sequel.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
  • In that latter group, the top reason (80%) cited for their lack of satisfaction was that their wages haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The only caveat is to avoid overdoing it in your search for satisfaction.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • The product is made in the United States and comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • On the one hand, remote work can lead to higher job satisfaction and lower turnover rates.
    Ted Ladd, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Indeed, having at least one person to count on in times of need is one of the top predictors of life satisfaction around the globe.
    Lara B. Aknin, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
  • There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction was always just out of reach.
    Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But polls show that satisfaction with the direction of the country has fallen by half since Mr. Biden took over three years ago.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Wasn’t the satisfaction of his work, ultimately, to solve the puzzle, to uncover the secrets of the perish’d souls?
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And on top of all that, Elm & Rye stands by its products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Where does this perverse sense of satisfaction come from?
    Shaeden Berry, refinery29.com, 20 July 2023
  • Wells Fargo Wells Fargo scored 1% higher in satisfaction, with a score of 78.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Research supports this idea: a study by Richard N. Cardozo on consumer satisfaction found that the more time someone spends towards achieving a certain goal, the greater their attachment to it.
    Daisy Maldonado, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025

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