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Recent Examples of unforgivable Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable. Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025 Some have called for a spin-off series about Laurel’s middle-aged quandaries, about how she’s dealt with the loss of her best friend, a divorce, and a daughter who makes messy, almost unforgivable, choices. Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2025 For a character as proud as Kahn, this may be unforgivable, despite the consolatory Alamo that Hank rolls under the closing garage door. Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025 The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them. Keita Franklin, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unforgivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
Adjective
  • The New York State GOP Executive Committee then voted unanimously to revoke the Young Republicans’ charter on October 17, 2025, citing mismanagement and condemning the language as unacceptable in the party or its affiliates.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Others are preaching patience, but acknowledge that the status quo is unacceptable.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is not just baffling but really inexcusable.
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • His heaving end-zone interception to end the first half Saturday was inexcusable in a spot like that.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
  • Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Coen himself fretted a little over some of the script’s more outrageous moments.
    Luna Adler, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • From lost season to lockdown closer, an outrageous development punctuated by Sasaki breezing through three perfect innings in Game 4 of the NLDS.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The heinous, appalling and unjustifiable massacre of October 7 followed decades of violence.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Other comedians have pointed to the inconsistency of balking at performing in Saudi Arabia when other governments around the world also sponsor morally unjustifiable actions.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One area Lue isn’t too concerned with is the second unit, where backup center Brook Lopez and power forward John Collins have forged a nearly indefensible tandem.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos have allowed two 70-yard-plus kick returns, committed an indefensible leverage infraction on a 60-yard field goal, fumbled a punt and clanked a field goal.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Unforgivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgivable. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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