inconsolable
Example Sentences
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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
Swiatek was inconsolable after losing in the Olympics semi-finals at Roland Garros last summer, saying she cried for "six hours" afterwards.
From BBC • May 20, 2025
She was inconsolable when reporters asked her about her son.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
“You see, when the Spares of ’65 were toadified, Rulean was inconsolable.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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