as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk
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Recent Examples of unrepentant
Throughout his sentencing, the unrepentant Routh displayed contempt for the proceedings, even offering to trade his life in a prisoner swap.
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David Fischer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Congratulations, your moment has come to be an unrepentant know-it-all on social media.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
The judge clearly felt the sentence was appropriate given her charges and her unrepentant behavior.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
Instead, Rose came across as unrepentant and wholly incapable of getting out of his own way.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unrepentant
David Fischer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Congratulations, your moment has come to be an unrepentant know-it-all on social media.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
The judge clearly felt the sentence was appropriate given her charges and her unrepentant behavior.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
Instead, Rose came across as unrepentant and wholly incapable of getting out of his own way.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
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Canadian quartet Truck Violence have been sloshing together these subgenres in a ruthless manner for several years now, and their sophomore album and debut for the Flenser aims for even higher drops between those peaks and valleys.
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There was relative peace for 11 years, until a second civil war erupted in 1983, when leaders in Khartoum imposed sharia (Islamic) law and accelerated repression of the southern Christian rebels, which ultimately allowed a ruthless military officer, Omar al-Bashir, to come to power in 1989.
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For her part, having faced such criticism for over four decades, Newkirk remains blissfully impenitent.
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Among the various allegations put forward are reports of drugging and fascist group chats, slave labour and foot photograph farms, with the brand’s impenitent founder Stephan Marsan at its centre.
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Swift moved on from one Brit to the next, quietly dating actor Joe Alwyn from 2017 to 2023, while the world spent back-to-back cruel summers without Taymerica.
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This is particularly gratifying given the absurd and cruel trolling the young actress received from the toxic corners of internet fandom leading up to the film’s release.
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Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen is an outspoken Christian who has been unashamed to share his faith and conservative thoughts.
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Dramatic currents, once suppressed, here bloom unashamed.
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Its summary, from the title throughout, is shameless propaganda.
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But it’s also used a little too freely to tell, not show, making things a little too easy for the most shameless second-screen viewers out there.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney described Heuermann as a remorseless and sadistic serial killer who cared only about himself.
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Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable.
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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