unrewarded

Speech parts

1. unrewarded - Adjective

2. unrewarded - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

having acquired or gained nothing

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Examples

If the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral, taught him to sustain it - the effort, however humble, has not been vain, nor is the writer unrewarded. Ann Radcliffe

Nor can one easily find among many thousands a single man who considers virtue its own reward. The very glory of a good deed, if it lacks reward, affects them not; unrewarded uprightness brings them regret. Nothing but profit is prized. Ovid

The story of Warner Brothers' movie, 'Mildred Pierce,' recounts the enormous and unrewarded sacrifices that a mother (Joan Crawford) makes for her spoiled, greedy daughter (Ann Blythe). Manny Farber

the returned from the negotiations empty-handed Source: Internet

Success goes unrewarded, and everything but the most extreme failure goes unpunished, creating a perverse incentive system that drives leaders toward a risk-averse middle where they are more likely to find stalemate than victory. Source: Internet

I fear the unrewarded quest for the truth she spoke of has fallen to the wayside in favor of sensationalism to win higher ratings amidst hyper-competition. Source: Internet

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