unforgiving

Example Sentences

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Children can be just as unforgiving as adults when it comes to movies, which is probably why, until this week, I couldn’t ever bring myself to rewatch “Cars.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"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

It is not easy to settle into their windblown world, whose unforgiving beauty, Mr. Stuart writes, can seem shaped by the hand of God, “albeit a God that cared nothing for your comfort.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

As I nodded my head to the beat, I started wondering what had gone through Richie Valens’s head before the plane crashed into the unforgiving ground.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz