He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.
an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
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Melinda Gates and Mackenzie Scott divorced their unsatisfactory husbands and are living the dream today as fabulously rich philanthropists.—Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026 If the application is unsatisfactory, the board can request more information from the merging parties or propose remedies.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025 Nearly 21% of the allegations were for policy violations, and another 20% were for unsatisfactory performance.—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 Its cleaning efforts were similarly unsatisfactory, often resulting in collisions.—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsatisfactory