unforgivable
adjective
un·for·giv·able
ˌən-fər-ˈgi-və-bəl 
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: too bad to be forgiven : not forgivable
an unforgivable crime/sin/error
Such boldness on the part of a man of my own class would have been almost unforgivable.—
Jack London
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Examples of unforgivable in a Sentence
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Read Next North Carolina Police chief made ‘unforgivable’ advances on officer’s wife, NC town says.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Many Israelis saw that refusal as the unforgivable crossing of a red line that made Israel look weak in the eyes of its enemies.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Not all of this works: The show can’t seem to decide whether Rupert is an unforgivable sociopath, or just the misunderstood victim of a domineering mother(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
What’s happening is unconscionable, unforgivable, and there is no end in sight.
—Longreads, 19 Jan. 2024
Some people are unfortunately using the ruthless and unforgivable act of Hamas to justify equally ruthless and unforgivable acts of the IDF.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
The history books can hold only so many words, and years from now, the unforgivable behavior of lesser political figures like Tim Scott will long be forgotten.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
To endanger the lives and property of many motorists around me, even if the systems had worked perfectly, would be unforgivable.
—Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
The people in this song are repellent, selfish, and utterly unforgivable.
—Rob Long, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Many Israelis saw that refusal as the unforgivable crossing of a red line that made Israel look weak in the eyes of its enemies.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Not all of this works: The show can’t seem to decide whether Rupert is an unforgivable sociopath, or just the misunderstood victim of a domineering mother(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
What’s happening is unconscionable, unforgivable, and there is no end in sight.
—Longreads, 19 Jan. 2024
Some people are unfortunately using the ruthless and unforgivable act of Hamas to justify equally ruthless and unforgivable acts of the IDF.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
The history books can hold only so many words, and years from now, the unforgivable behavior of lesser political figures like Tim Scott will long be forgotten.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
To endanger the lives and property of many motorists around me, even if the systems had worked perfectly, would be unforgivable.
—Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
The people in this song are repellent, selfish, and utterly unforgivable.
—Rob Long, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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