inconsolable

Example Sentences

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Several groups of young men looked utterly inconsolable.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

First reported by the Scottish Sun, the family who thought they were cremating their loved one are said to be inconsolable.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Shakespeare offers what has become the defining portrait of this inconsolable experience in “King Lear.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

From lying in an inconsolable heap on the kitchen floor barely able to speak after being dropped by then-England boss Phil Neville in 2020 to finding her voice to take on sportswear giant Nike.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

“You see, when the Spares of ’65 were toadified, Rulean was inconsolable.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega