How to Use inconsolable in a Sentence

inconsolable

adjective

• She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.
• As shocked as the Cantors had been at news of Nathan’s death, Shub was inconsolable.
  — cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022
• Any message to the fans who are inconsolable about Judy’s fate?
  — Yvonne Villarrealstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• Bell was inconsolable in the locker room after the game.
  — Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2017
• Khatun, the 45-year-old from the Darrang district, is inconsolable.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
• Back at the beach, Nina is dealing with a daughter inconsolable over the loss of her doll.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021
• Son in particular was in tears on the pitch and was said to be inconsolable in the away dressing room after the game.
  — SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• Then, there are the miscarriages, the stillbirths and the inconsolable parents.
  — Talia Herman, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2021
• Towards the end of the scene, the rancor’s keeper comes into the creature’s dungeon and is inconsolable over the creature’s demise.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2022
• She was tied for top score for the night, and looked to be inconsolable after her elimination.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019
• Sophia Smith was inconsolable after missing what could have been a game-winning penalty kick in the Round of 16 loss.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
• All of them were inconsolable, too traumatized to speak in full sentences.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, Valieva was inconsolable in the kiss-and-cry area.
  — Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2022
• The doctor told me, for future reference, to always check the toes if the baby is inconsolable.
  — Joflorez, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2016
• Maddie was lying on the ground, inconsolable, refusing to move on with her day.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2022
• The two words sucked out what little air was present in our bodies, which were seized with gasps of disbelief and pangs of inconsolable sorrow.
  — Nahanni Fontaine, Teen Vogue, 12 Mar. 2018
• Among them was an inconsolable five-year-old Syrian boy named Omar.
  — Robin Hammond, National Geographic, 20 June 2018
• There was no golden age, but Roger Fidler is still inconsolable.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• For Nolan Adams, age 3, this frustration has come out in the form of extended, nearly inconsolable tantrums.
  — Matt Villano, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
• The hallmark symptoms are shrill, inconsolable crying and tremors.
  — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Suzu’s sadness has deeper roots; she’s been inconsolable since her mother died years ago.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2022
• For three nights, Allan sat vigil beside her, shell-shocked and inconsolable.
  — Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024
• The Vizsla was inconsolable for weeks barely eating and clearly down.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• Oidvin was inconsolable over losing months of training with other guides and much of her savings.
  — Andrew W. Lehren, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
• When young Moore returned home, his mother was inconsolable.
  — Amy Chillag, CNN, 18 Sep. 2020
• Travis Grayson, Chesterton’s star senior point guard, was almost inconsolable after the game.
  — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2022
• But instead of the safety his family longed for inside the U.S., the boy returned to the Sidewalk School, inconsolable, his teacher recalled.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
• Her family has been inconsolable since learning about the young woman’s death.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
• Here was a guy immensely wealthy, widely admired, at the peak of his powers — yet stricken, inconsolable.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 28 June 2017
• His skin was red and splotchy with upset; his gasping, desperate cry inconsolable.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2018

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024