unforgiving

Example Sentences

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The unforgiving prices at the pump are set to make everyone’s summer more expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

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

The ABS system’s unforgiving nature and a smaller strike zone prevent pitchers from getting calls on pitches just off the plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But time is the most unforgiving of fires, and she couldn’t, in the end, save it all.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini