How to Use unforgivable in a Sentence

unforgivable

adjective
  • Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged for a boycott of the movie.
    Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • On third-and-7 with the Bears in field goal range at the Panthers 25, Trubisky has to know a sack is unforgivable there.
    Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged a boycott of the movie.
    Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Mookie Betts is the one that will torment the longest and is the most unforgivable.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • In some ways the finale of Stranger Things 4 is unforgivable.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022
  • Richie and Carm then take turns yelling unforgivable things at each other through the door.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • That’s the true subtext of what Robyn thinks is unforgivable.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
  • And he’s done some selfish and unforgivable things in his time.
    Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • The video went viral overnight and Vaughn was slammed by some on the left who found engaging with Trump to be unforgivable.
    Fox News, 15 Jan. 2020
  • This was a sin against the family, and as such unforgivable.
    Jeet Heer, New Republic, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Of course, ratings are the one truly unforgivable sin in TV.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • The murder of Khashoggi was, of course, an unforgivable crime.
    F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Tazshy must spend the rest of the film atoning for his unforgivable inaction.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Jan. 2022
  • In Italy, if there’s one thing that’s unforgivable, it’s success.
    Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2020
  • But to be outshone by a mere actor…that was unforgivable.
    Molly Jong-Fast, The New York Review of Books, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Each new report rips the bandage off an unforgivable wound once again.
    Father Edward Beck, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Boesten’s failure to follow up on this is the doc’s most unforgivable omission.
    John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • For Mr Trump to let this happen would be an unforgivable blunder.
    The Economist, 7 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • Many Israelis saw that refusal as the unforgivable crossing of a red line that made Israel look weak in the eyes of its enemies.
    Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The excuse-making for his line about POWs and liking people who didn’t get caught was unforgivable.
    David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 17 Jan. 2021
  • This is unforgivable, and the incompetence of the U.S. is stunning.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2021
  • But for a chief executive to have caused this huge havoc to Hong Kong is unforgivable.
    NBC News, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Words can hurt and be unforgivable if not thought out carefully.
    Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • At every level of the game, cheating remains the sport’s unforgivable sin.
    Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • Yet, its dialogue, which ranges from the laughably stereotypical to the downright absurd in the context of a sweatshop, stands out as the most unforgivable affront.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Yeol condemned the attack as unforgivable, Reuters reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2024

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