How to Use unacceptable in a Sentence

unacceptable

adjective

• Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
• But having his bride walk down the aisle in anything less than her dream dress was unacceptable to the groom.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• But to rights groups, that’s an unacceptable status quo.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• Hubby needs to put on his big boy pants and let his family know the treatment of his spouse is unacceptable.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• The fact that the Browns were semi expecting this kind of breakout for the Dolphins on the ground made the performance that much more unacceptable.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
• Anything less would be unacceptable and a step back in the wrong direction.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
• To Sefolosha, any agreement that let the officers off the hook was unacceptable.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
• This misbehavior is unacceptable, and not in line with our efforts across TikTok to earn the trust of our users.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
• In high school, his parents again believed the campus around the corner was unacceptable and sent the siblings out of the neighborhood.
  — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• If the state misses the deadline or submits maps the court deems unacceptable, the three-judge panel could hire a third party, known as a special master, to draw the maps.
  — Ralph Chapoco, al, 13 July 2023
• The behavior is unacceptable, but the emotions are valid.
  — Sharneé Carrington, Parents, 1 Dec. 2023
• For Peter, the problems are clear: Nicolas is self-harming, and that is unacceptable.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
• Damage to our reefs and cultures sites is unacceptable.
  — Michelle Watson, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
• The state argued that the district court heard from at least a hundred experts and was not convinced the method was likely to lead to an unacceptable level of pain before death.
  — Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• The level of service to you all as residents is unacceptable.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
• But it could just as easily be viewed through the lens of anything deemed unacceptable by society (which, in the conformist ’80s, was a long, long list).
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
• The issue is that Disney expressed an opinion deemed unacceptable by the governor, leaving him with no choice but to sign a law that would: 1.
  — Dave Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022
• Acts of violence like this are unacceptable and the Toronto Police have my full support as they ...
  — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• Reeves, for his part, has called it an unacceptable growth of welfare in the state and offered his own plan to increase hospital funding through taxes.
  — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• Some find walking times to get from terminal to gate unacceptable.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
• While the charm of Olvera Street lies in its illusion as an old Mexican puebla, much of the upkeep lies with the vendors and merchants, who argue the city holds them to unacceptable standards.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• Indeed, if the bitterness of your coffee is unacceptable, the problem may well be low-grade beans or a bad brewing technique.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
• There are few conference road games that would be truly unacceptable to lose.
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• Detectives have a hard time finding judges to sign their warrants, which is unacceptable.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2024
• The brands that have abandoned him are saying this kind of intolerance is unacceptable.
  — Bill Carter, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
• Such challenges are unacceptable, Woodall-Vogg said, and should get a warning as frivolous.
  — Claire Savage and Carrie Antlfinger, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2022
• All the buzzwords came out for all the unacceptable stuff people can’t say in public anymore: classless, poor sportsmanship, woke, etc, blah, blah, blah.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 6 Apr. 2023
• In theory, social media posts like this help strengthen the idea that ableism is avoidable, painful, and unacceptable.
  — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• For Biden to follow a similar course in Israel would be unacceptable.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
• Right-leaning states have argued in court the rule is too vague and would create unacceptable economic hardships.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024