How to Use unacceptable in a Sentence
unacceptable
adjective- Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
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Does that mean the Senate bill would be unacceptable in the house?
—CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022
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The idea that the world should end this war at Ukraine’s expense is unacceptable.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
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And even then the yelling and blaming are unacceptable.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 May 2022
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Essaibi George said 11 years was unacceptable, and that the city has to do a better job.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021
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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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Both sides agreed that the term sheet the city council voted to approve, is wildly unacceptable to the council and to the A’s.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2021
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For a man who seems to crave the limelight above all else, this is clearly unacceptable.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 7 July 2021
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Six turnovers, no field goals in the second half, that’s unacceptable.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
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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
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Not being able to count the number of home runs is unacceptable.
—Xl Media, cleveland, 19 July 2022
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None of the tests were judged to be excellent or unacceptable.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 10 Jan. 2022
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That’s unacceptable for a club like Tottenham and Levy has sacked managers in the past for much less.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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His interception in the end zone on fourth-and-goal with 4:15 to play was unacceptable.
—Baltimore Sun, 2 Oct. 2022
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The status quo in Maryland and across the country is unacceptable.
—Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
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But to rights groups, that’s an unacceptable status quo.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
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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
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But the risk of tossing people onto the street is unacceptable.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
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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
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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
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Making a gay guy go to a high school football game…unacceptable.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Anything less would be unacceptable and a step back in the wrong direction.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
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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
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Giving up [more than] 80 points in two weeks is unacceptable.
—Nate Ulrich, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2021
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To Sefolosha, any agreement that let the officers off the hook was unacceptable.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
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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
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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
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The actions of some of the people that attended were unacceptable.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
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This time difference is unacceptable and the cause of many breaches.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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White explained that the UFC had informed Mitchell that his comments were unacceptable.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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