How to Use unconscionable in a Sentence

unconscionable

adjective
  • They have had to endure unconscionable delays.
  • Road work adds an unconscionable time to what should predictable drives.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Those of us who are parents shouldn’t be the only ones who find that unconscionable.
    — Vanities, 26 Apr. 2017
  • To rip that promise away, these people say, would be unconscionable.
    — Bethany Barnes, OregonLive.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Owens found the upbeat tone unconscionable.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump sought to make those veterans wait longer, and that’s unconscionable.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • To add some sort of shame and demonization on top of all that is just unconscionable.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2019
  • For a life to be taken when something is preventable is unconscionable to me.
    — Ashley Halsey Iii, The Washington Post, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • To try nothing in the face of routine massacre is unconscionable.
    — Edward Felsenthal, Time, 26 May 2022
  • How a country like ours can turn its back on people who have put their lives at risk for us is indeed unconscionable.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
  • And then the other guy who’s been accused of doing some unconscionable s---.
    — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • The pressure the parties put on their members is unconscionable.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 31 July 2017
  • In this case, the extent of taxpayer waste is unconscionable.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And if those measures keep children from getting injured or worse then not putting them in place is unconscionable.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2021
  • What happened – and is still happening – to our children over the last two years is unconscionable.
    — Kyle Morris, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The slaughter, rapes and cruelty of death were unconscionable.
    — For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Newspapers like the Gazette do vital work, and our thoughts are with them amid this unconscionable tragedy.
    — Catherine Rentz, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018
  • Turning away anyone — adult or child — in need of food would be unconscionable, said Beutner.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • The task is so large that direct government spending on projects such as power plants is a recipe for unconscionable waste.
    — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2019
  • To many delegates, this was unconscionable.
    — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • But Gilliam didn't find the 30-day opt-out clause or other parts of the agreement to be unconscionable.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
  • For Sharpton to suggest that a ban may cost Biden Black votes is unconscionable.
    — Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
  • And of course, that’s going to be the most unconscionable thing for someone like Bass, and that’s what leads to the showdown.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • So, down 4 with the entire fourth quarter left, a fake punt inside your 30 is unconscionable.
    — Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2020
  • With stakes that high, the lack of transparency and oversight is unconscionable and dangerous.
    — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The mobile park owners had argued the proposal was harsh and unconscionable.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Despite this unconscionable start, Nesbit and White remained lovers for quite some time.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 Jan. 2022
  • What John’s father did by denying his own part in his divorce and placing the blame on his children was unconscionable.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The result is an unconscionable neglect of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
    — Haley Clark, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2020
  • His words and actions were unconscionable, and the impact of the aftermath of this incident will not be kept secret.
    — Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022

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