insufferable

Example Sentences

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It would be insufferable except for the author telling such tales on himself as the one in which he absent-mindedly booked three different client meetings in three different cities at the same time and date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

If I’m right, you beat your neighbors by 3% and get to be insufferable about it at barbecues.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

"So I know I'm going to be an insufferable parent. I'll be saying, 'please let me brush your teeth', and the kid's going to be, like, 17."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

This time, however, peppered throughout the script are small acknowledgments of how insufferable June can be.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

Richard bristled; his fingers felt stiff and he feared his fork would slip from his grasp and this insufferable man would know how he felt.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie