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as in uncompromising
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as in resentful
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Recent Examples of unforgiving
Even still, given that Robert Grainier is a man who lives all of his years in the unforgiving forests of the Pacific Northwest, working the land at the turn of the 20th Century, the part did require some physical preparation in addition to the more cerebral stuff.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Marooned in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The lifestyle lane is unforgiving.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Marooned in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The lifestyle lane is unforgiving.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforgiving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgiving
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This was Sharon at her most uncompromising, unafraid and unwilling to let an industry hide behind silence.—
Funmi Fetto,
Vogue,
27 Aug. 2025
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Each tour, capped at 16 guests, delivers ambitious and uncompromising experiences.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
29 July 2025
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Slightly, meanwhile, targets Joe as his patsy to smuggle a Xenomorph embryo out of Prodigy, still resentful that Wendy’s family is here safely while his mother is far away and being threatened by Morrow.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Epictetus, gratitude is a way to avoid being resentful and bitter.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
25 Aug. 2025
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Based on McCarthy's unyielding ability to keep his head down and continue working, he was announced as the NFC Player of the Week.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Moving Forward And Upward Assertive financial communication doesn’t mean being loud, dominant or unyielding.—
Joyce Marter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The cruel irony is that the very systems designed to promote inclusion can inadvertently reinforce exclusion.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And of course, to serve as cruel juxtaposition, deGrom retired the Mets in order in the bottom of the inning on just six pitches.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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An uncharitable strike zone led to a pair of walks, and Yoan Moncada punched a single to double the early advantage against him.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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Many of them uncharitable and nasty, some of them vulgar and unprintable.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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They were clouded by an entire era of underperformance, tough luck and spiteful ownership.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Being consumed by negative emotions like envy or engaging in spiteful behavior does nobody any good.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bates played the sadistic owner and operator of the orphanage that provides a home — and not much else — to the titular little orphan (Alicia Morton).—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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And that’s why Democrats on social media are celebrating his murder with such malignant depravity.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fact that the cancer had metastasized means the malignant cells had spread to other parts of the body, forming tumors.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgiving. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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