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

"I was in floods of tears and inconsolable," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 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

The inconsolable 8-Deer took the throne of Tilantongo and declared war on Red and White Bundle, which he claimed had orchestrated the murder.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann