How to Use unacceptable in a Sentence

unacceptable

adjective
  • Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
  • Does that mean the Senate bill would be unacceptable in the house?
    CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The idea that the world should end this war at Ukraine’s expense is unacceptable.
    Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • And even then the yelling and blaming are unacceptable.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 May 2022
  • 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
  • Six turnovers, no field goals in the second half, that’s unacceptable.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • His drop in the end zone at the end of the first half is unacceptable, and so was his drop of a deep pass along the right sideline in the last minute of regulation.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Not being able to count the number of home runs is unacceptable.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 19 July 2022
  • None of the tests were judged to be excellent or unacceptable.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 10 Jan. 2022
  • His interception in the end zone on fourth-and-goal with 4:15 to play was unacceptable.
    Baltimore Sun, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The status quo in Maryland and across the country is unacceptable.
    Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
  • But to rights groups, that’s an unacceptable status quo.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The string of deadly attacks across the city over the past week have elicited rage and fear from the city’s leaders, who say the violence is unacceptable.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But the risk of tossing people onto the street is unacceptable.
    New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Wentz's overall performance was fine, even if his play at the end of the season was unacceptable.
    Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • The actions of some of the people that attended were unacceptable.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • 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
  • Speed often leads to mistakes being made, and in Japan, that is unacceptable.
    Greg Story, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • The behavior is unacceptable, but the emotions are valid.
    Sharneé Carrington, Parents, 1 Dec. 2023
  • But both Israel and Hamas accused each other of making new and unacceptable demands over the summer, and the talks ground to a halt in August.
    Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • For Peter, the problems are clear: Nicolas is self-harming, and that is unacceptable.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The distinguished look is now synonymous with looking old, and for many, that is unacceptable.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This will involve terms that Kyiv will almost certainly find unacceptable.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024

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