How to Use unacceptable in a Sentence

unacceptable

adjective
  • Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
  • The is not a guy who shrugs off the unacceptable.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
  • If that is unacceptable to them, don’t go at all.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The surge in jail deaths is unacceptable — full stop.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Against a team with that many weapons, that’s unacceptable.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
  • That is unacceptable and needs to change.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • This is unacceptable and must be stopped.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • And that’s just unacceptable at this time.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • When your husband speaks to you in an unacceptable way, tell him to stop.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Or this is done as a show of force or message, which is why this is unacceptable.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Cutting them to fund tax breaks for the wealthy is unacceptable.
    — Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • That’s unacceptable and that will be the last time that happens.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Six turnovers, no field goals in the second half, that’s unacceptable.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Hegseth deemed these red lines unacceptable.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Chalky or greasy creams were unacceptable.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
  • For a man who seems to crave the limelight above all else, this is clearly unacceptable.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 7 July 2021
  • Does that mean the Senate bill would be unacceptable in the house?
    — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Not being able to count the number of home runs is unacceptable.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 19 July 2022
  • The only unacceptable choice is to stand still.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So, that was an unacceptable mistake by me.
    — Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Warsh called that unacceptable and kept saying so.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Making a gay guy go to a high school football game…unacceptable.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Those of us who have seen children suffer know this is unacceptable.
    — Paymon Rouhanifard, Time, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Tools that pose an unacceptable threat to rights or safety are banned outright.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • The idea that the world should end this war at Ukraine’s expense is unacceptable.
    — Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • For some, the idea of their kid switching from blue to red, or vice versa, is unacceptable.
    — Gail Cornwall, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Such clouds pose an unacceptable risk of lightning, which could kill a launch in the cradle.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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