inconsolable

Example Sentences

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"I know I'm a football fan and a Wrexham lifer because I'm inconsolable when we lose," said Reynolds.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

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

"Knowing my son ended up like this, I'm inconsolable, I'm filled with grief," U Hla Aung said, his face crumpling into a sob.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

Ashoke barely knows Ashima’s grandmother, only vaguely recalls touching her feet at his wedding, but Ashima is inconsolable for days.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri