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inconsolable

[in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl] / ˌɪn kənˈsoʊ lə bəl /


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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

Neil Stephens from Crumlin, Caerphilly, paid £500 for tickets for himself and his wife, who he said was "inconsolable".

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Sierra hadn’t found it in herself to cry—the shock seemed to knock away all emotion and just leave her with a dull, vacant throbbing—but her brother Juan had been inconsolable.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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