unforgiving

Example Sentences

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"Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult," he wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“With vocals that are gritty, unforgiving, with just the right attitude, these guys are delivering exactly what I love to hear. The future looks bright, and I’m in.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

For nearly two decades, he had been the definition of sports anonymity—an interchangeable cog turning in the unforgiving machine that is professional baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But if anyone understands the unforgiving nature of Real Madrid's managerial turnover, it is Arbeloa.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“Do you mean for us to die?” asked the king, staring out around him at the vast stretches of unforgiving desert.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny