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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
  • Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.
    Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 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
  • While Bowie envisioned an Earth careening toward apocalypse in a flamboyant, theatrical cry, Drake’s five leaves are quieter, lonelier — more like the end of a season than the end of a world.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The duo stepped out in complementary dark ensembles, with Hayek wearing one of her favorite footwear looks — hefty platform heels — with a black velvet dress.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
  • My perspective always seems a bit darker and less hopeful.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 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
  • His overjoyed demeanor starkly contrasted with his somber appearance in court just a day before when jurors said they were deadlocked on one of the five counts.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
  • However, while circumstances were smooth-sailing at the start, things quickly took a somber turn on July 2, 1937.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • By the end of the night, however, any external, discerning traits fade away, leaving Scott by his lonesome.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Williams knew the self was something else—the basic, lonesome unit of tragedy.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Godforsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godforsaken. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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