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'm a slow reader but I read it cover to cover and I was crying. Completely inconsolable," says Andrea.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

An inconsolable woman said she had lost family members in the quake, while an old man appeared dazed and lost, unable to speak to anyone.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

But Castor was dead and Pollux was inconsolable.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton