Adjective : a thankless job. ,a thankless child. From Dictionary.com.
People strove tirelessly and thanklessly for electoral reform. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
It is nice to see Judge Moore working, thanklessly, to turn back the tide. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Probable Cause and Internet Accounts in United States v. Frechette] Reference
Everyone I know suffered thanklessly, tirelessly and endlessly working for Sven. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Breakdown] Reference
"For more years than I care to recall I have slaved thanklessly in this armpit of the world.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fire In His Hands]
Both have been working tirelessly and thanklessly against the dark side for a long, long time. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Clueless] Reference
Be the nation expected to thanklessly use its own resources to solve many of the world's problems. From Wordnik.com. [Future China: You Might Be a Superpower if… « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy] Reference
Certainly I would say that the dedicated people they have running all the various strands of work do so almost thanklessly. From Wordnik.com. [Unwelcome Comments] Reference
All parts of the plant are fragrant -- "the humble rosemary whose sweets so thanklessly are shed to scent the desert" (Thomas Moore). From Wordnik.com. [Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses] Reference
I guess my seven semesters of heartlessly (and for the most part thanklessly) grading seemingly-endless piles of student papers has finally paid off!. From Wordnik.com. [2009 September « paper fruit] Reference
Woman! the black slavery of my dependence on you was frightful; but now I can look you thanklessly in the face, for I have the means of living without you. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850] Reference
Oh, Jordana Brewster also returns, thanklessly, as Torreto's sister. From Wordnik.com. [The Georgia Straight - News And Views] Reference
But those who shed blood thanklessly, will eventually start asking - WHY?. From Wordnik.com. [Drishtikone - Comments] Reference
There I settled and resumed the labour so long and thanklessly interrupted. From Wordnik.com. [Wilfrid Cumbermede] Reference
That would mean w o r k i n g thanklessly, getting no fees and getting discredit. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The OARC has been quietly (and thanklessly) protecting the Colorado public for years. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
They also got to watch lowly studio assistants toil thanklessly while they nibbled and mingled. From Wordnik.com. [The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide] Reference
He clearly views himself as an embattled public servant who thanklessly met the needs of his people. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
"Well, you need not let go your hold of me so thanklessly the moment you feel yourself our of danger.". From Wordnik.com. [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference
'Well, you need not let go your hold of me so thanklessly the moment you feel yourself out of danger. '. From Wordnik.com. [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference
Nazis in Spear of Destiny, than thanklessly lay down four square miles of sewage piping for silent citizens. From Wordnik.com. [Kontraband Latest] Reference
I mean, those poor telecom companies are working tirelessly and thanklessly to bring the world closer to us. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Top News] Reference
Also to all the people and army personnel who so thanklessly gave of their time, resources and experience. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
Although not thankfully acknowledged as they should be in course, these things are never thanklessly received. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)] Reference
He would have preferred that Darius should have accepted his help nonchalantly, grimly, thanklessly, as a right. From Wordnik.com. [Clayhanger] Reference
These people are making an honest living, working thanklessly when everyone else was rolling in their inflated wage jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Most Popular] Reference
We take our heritage more or less thanklessly as all heritage must be accepted, important only to the one who creates it. From Wordnik.com. [Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz] Reference
Requesting always to be very kindly remembered to your mother and sisters, I am, yours very thanklessly (according to desire). From Wordnik.com. [Life of Charlotte Bronte — Volume 2] Reference
It was coldly and thanklessly, and with vacant, unsatisfied eyes that I watched the slow coming and the gliding away of the waters. From Wordnik.com. [Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East] Reference
At the outset he had accepted Neewa as a friend and a comrade -- and Neewa had thanklessly given him a good mauling for his trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Nomads of the North] Reference
You know those goody-two-shoes who volunteer for every task and thanklessly take on the annoying details nobody else wants to deal with?. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The other sat apart at the window; his cup thanklessly deserted before it was empty, his meat left ungraciously half-eaten on his plate. From Wordnik.com. [Armadale] Reference
Stephen O'Brien, a Tory health spokesman, said: 'Carers work tirelessly, and often thanklessly, looking after friends and family members. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
He raised his head to say this, and looked at her so thanklessly, that, after he had thrown himself down again, she stood timidly pausing. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain] Reference
Yet the divorce rate suggests that cinemagoers will be at least as likely to be thanklessly discarded by their spouses as by their bosses. From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Indie Hour radio show has been running for four years tirelessly and thanklessly on archives - there's 68 podcasts with some gems in there. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
And I’m grateful to those family members who do it each year, thanklessly. From Wordnik.com. [Family Reunion « Michael in Nashville] Reference
Courteous to a fault, he’s always doing nice things for others, generally thanklessly. From Wordnik.com. [Author! Author! » 2010 » March] Reference
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