How to Use unforgivable in a Sentence

unforgivable

adjective
  • And he’s done some selfish and unforgivable things in his time.
    — Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged for a boycott of the movie.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Each new report rips the bandage off an unforgivable wound once again.
    — Father Edward Beck, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged a boycott of the movie.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Richie and Carm then take turns yelling unforgivable things at each other through the door.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • Words can hurt and be unforgivable if not thought out carefully.
    — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • That’s the true subtext of what Robyn thinks is unforgivable.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Hextall tried a kick save and the puck beat him five-hole — an unforgivable error that couldn’t have come at a worse time.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022
  • Tazshy must spend the rest of the film atoning for his unforgivable inaction.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Boesten’s failure to follow up on this is the doc’s most unforgivable omission.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2022
  • If every harm is unforgivable, then no one can be forgiven.
    — Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Mookie Betts is the one that will torment the longest and is the most unforgivable.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The murder of Khashoggi was, of course, an unforgivable crime.
    — F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In some ways the finale of Stranger Things 4 is unforgivable.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022
  • In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
  • My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • At every level of the game, cheating remains the sport’s unforgivable sin.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • The catch, though, is because that outcome seems so possible, falling short of it might be unforgivable.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Breaking up is hard to do, and quitting on America is — or should be — unforgivable.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Whatever its causes in the real world, the elision in the book is an unforgivable flaw, a black hole at its center.
    — Randy Rosenthal, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • The amount of loss and harm and pain is unthinkable and unfathomable and unforgivable on a cosmic level.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Whether a person has a lot of influence, some or none at all, these are crimes that are unforgivable and inexcusable.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2021
  • Yet praising them in such a manner is unforgivable and can put him in the same bracket as Luis Figo.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • But for a chief executive to have caused this huge havoc to Hong Kong is unforgivable.
    — NBC News, 2 Sep. 2019
  • His team has an unforgivable 22 pre-snap penalties (big one here when Gordon jumped on third-and-1).
    — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The goal was another reminder of how different the Leafs now look, mired in an unforgivable stretch.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The man turned to Reddit, wondering if his attempt at honesty had crossed an unforgivable line.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The incomplete arm stripes are unforgivable.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable.
    — Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The two men do eventually join forces, however, once Dante’s goons cross an unforgivable line.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025

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