inconsolable
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Several groups of young men looked utterly inconsolable.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
Shakespeare offers what has become the defining portrait of this inconsolable experience in “King Lear.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
Neil Stephens from Crumlin, Caerphilly, paid £500 for tickets for himself and his wife, who he said was "inconsolable".
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
She was inconsolable when reporters asked her about her son.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
During the day, she’d been inconsolable, barely able to speak to the family members who came by, sobbing with her daughter, Megan.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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