How to Use "thankless" with Example Sentences

1. Defending american capitalism these days is a thankless job .
2. I am sometimes asked why I translate , since to many it seems a thankless vocation .
3. Everyone worries about iraq , either because they think the war should never have been fought , or because of the long , costly and thankless slog it has turned into .
4. Since the nobel committee saw fit to reward barack obama virtually the instant he was elected , it cannot be the lure of that prize that explains why he is investing in this thankless conflict so early .
5. There are excellent reasons for not giving athens any immediate relief from its thankless task , however .