incorrigible

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noun

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Recent Examples of incorrigible
Noun
Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity. Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Critics attack it the same way: the recent success of a provincial right-wing party led many to view Austria as a land of incorrigible neofascists, for which it was sanctioned by the EU. Paul Lendvai, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011 See All Example Sentences for incorrigible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrigible
Adjective
  • But the situation is not hopeless.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dealing with the horrors of the situation in Gaza within the sterile environment of a call center, its workers are feeling increasingly hopeless, caught in the political crossfire of an escalating situation.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How to spot a text message scam While Ashley was able to reactivate her account without paying a huge fee, an account that goes delinquent can result in hundreds and even thousands of dollars in penalties in other states.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
  • After 90 days of nonpayment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score.
    Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Recent reports about his illness had suggested the cancer was incurable, but manageable.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
  • However, the statute doesn’t address incurable violations, such as, for example, unsafe driving, raucous disturbances, or misuse of common facilities.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025

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“Incorrigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrigible. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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