inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl 
: incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolableness
noun
Examples of inconsolable in a Sentence
She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.
he was inconsolable after the death of his wife
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The child’s relatives were inconsolable outside the home after the child was rushed to the hospital, witnesses said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The defeat left Haugh inconsolable, stunned Florida’s locker room and lingered long after the final buzzer.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
One father, who wished to remain anonymous out of fear, told the outlet that his 6-year-old daughter was taken, leaving his wife inconsolable.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The defeat left Haugh inconsolable, stunned Florida’s locker room and lingered long after the final buzzer.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
One father, who wished to remain anonymous out of fear, told the outlet that his 6-year-old daughter was taken, leaving his wife inconsolable.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The weeping women of Jerusalem were interspersed with a half-dozen inconsolable Smurfs.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconsolable
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“Inconsolable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsolable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being comforted : disconsolate
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