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Recent Examples of godforsaken Deep down part of me hoped that this godforsaken place would burn to the ground — after all the prisoners had escaped, of course. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022 This game, this godforsaken 20-20 tie, was two bad teams racing to the bottom and getting there at the same time. Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 It’s a mode of have-it-all eclecticism that is frequently redolent of the wishful artists’ statements that art schools require their students to write—a godforsaken prose genre that is, at best, wholesomely cynical. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Erin and their two young children are none too happy about idling while awaiting repairs at a godforsaken motel in the middle of nowhere with an empty pool and the only place to eat a dismal Subway restaurant. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for godforsaken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godforsaken
Adjective
  • During that bleak era, Che-Chung Tsai, a researcher at the University of Washington, contacted several companies, seeking experimental drugs for use in an animal study.
    Jon Cohen, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • That said, Google’s latest survey paints a bleak picture.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • For starters, no one would ever describe them as empty or desolate.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Of the 14 missiles, 13 were intercepted, with the final munition allowed to land harmlessly in a desolate area.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • On social media, there’s a certain kind of influencer who specializes in attracting lonely, unhappy people by brandishing mantras and principles that will allegedly lead them to more fulfilled and successful lives.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Over in her Hawaiian home land, 19-year-old Nani (Tia Carrere) has been trying her best to fend for herself and her lonely little sister Lilo (beautifully voiced by young Daveigh Chase) in the absence of their parents.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Executive Chef Graham House and Chef de Cuisine Graham House of Luminosa in Asheville, NC, recommend using a whole roast chicken, both dark and white meat, but placing half of it in the food processor before hand shredding the remaining bits for texture.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
  • My challenge was to make the sequel scarier, and darker.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • That’s a depressing setup, but the film is a lot gentler.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • And on that depressing thought, that's how Squid Game ended.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adolescents whose career or education decisions are steered by their parents often experience school burnout, increased anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Early phases of the trial showed a significant, 60 percent remission in depressive symptoms after eight weeks.
    John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For all the highs that Young Thug’s performance delivered, there comes one somber realization.
    Mark P. Braboy, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • There are places where 28 Years Later is gorgeously somber, echoing the desolate lyricism of the first movie.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Like being in the corner office, swimming can largely feel like a lonesome single-person sport (the 1500m freestyle is 30 laps back and forth for over 15 minutes).
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • The original film followed a group of high schoolers who find an unlikely, intergenerational friend in Sue Ann Ellington, a lonesome veterinarian and devoted party animal played by Spencer.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 June 2025

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“Godforsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godforsaken. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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