inconsolably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In the car Julia sobbed inconsolably as Marc sat silent in the passenger seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
Before long, they break down inconsolably into each other's arms.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
She cries inconsolably and thanks God that Freddie had a good education in France.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
At other times they are behind you, or just elsewhere, inconsolably, as though time was about how well or badly you attended to the bodies around you.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022
He’d never been near a Recruiter who wasn’t smiling, and certainly not one who looked inconsolably sad.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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