How to Use unforgiving in a Sentence

unforgiving

adjective

• They are unforgiving of the smallest mistake.
• The strange thing is that, as the film unfolds, the beauty of the place grows ever more unforgiving.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2023
• The terrain in this part of the park was steep and unforgiving, the ground knotted with tree roots and studded with rocks.
  — Washington Post, 30 June 2022
• The Moc Toe boot is a great counter to those unforgiving surfaces with its wedge style sole.
  — Tony Carrick, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• The dress is made from silk sateen, this fabric that’s very unforgiving.
  — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2023
• And the ride is so unforgiving that even the softest mode is the very definition of head toss.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
• The consumer landscape is more unforgiving in a lot of ways.
  — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
• The 100-meter hurdles event is the most unforgiving race in women's track and field.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
• The deep ocean is one of the world’s most unforgiving environments with much of it still a mystery.
  — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
• And Resident Evil fans are the most unforgiving of all.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 July 2022
• But beneath all that bubbly surface, the rules of the game are ruthless and unforgiving.
  — Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
• An unforgiving desert surrounds the camp and keeps them from leaving.
  — Alan Gratz, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
• For much of northern Europe, that was rye, which could stand up to the cold, wet and sometimes unforgiving climate.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2020
• To do so, dancers train in the same way as their ancient forbearers, using the land itself as a harsh and unforgiving gym.
  — Kathleen Benoza, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
• The new job, the family concerns, the losing and the unforgiving NBA schedule have been wearing on Beilein.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
• The highs and lows of his journey are a testament to his conviction to the work, sticking to the hustle even when life can be unforgiving.
  — Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
• The world of carrier aviation is dangerous and unforgiving, and is hard even for the mighty U.S. Navy, which has been at it for 100 years.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022
• And Lorraine was sitting tight all this time, up at the front of her mind, viewing her life with a new, unforgiving clarity.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• Suffering under the unforgiving reign of skinny jeans made the pendulum swing to wide-leg pants even more of a joy.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2024
• The Cougars and Beavers are the deeply unfortunate poster schools for realignment at its most unforgiving.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
• In the amateur drone footage captured that day, a grisly scene unfolded atop one of the world’s most unforgiving peaks.
  — Eve Sampson, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• When the news first broke, the cast was unflinchingly angry and unforgiving of Sandoval.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
• While the British critics tend to be unforgiving, Bouab’s performance earned a warm welcome.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2023
• Mainstream comics derided it as an excuse not to have to get laughs or to face stand-up’s unforgiving gauntlet.
  — David Peisner, Vulture, 21 May 2021
• Mainville said the three faced hard, icy snow surfaces, open crevasse holes and unforgiving conditions for slipping and falling.
  — Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
• Father Time remains an unforgiving lender, but Bergeron finished tied for second on the team last season in goals with 27 and third in points with 58.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• Friday was a different story, though, as the rims were unforgiving to La Salle's deep attack.
  — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 29 Feb. 2020
• To win on Sunday would demand a certain kind of style, aggressive and unforgiving, and both coaches knew it.
  — New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021
• Some beautiful and welcoming, others harsh and unforgiving, but each and every one filled with quests that could fill up your time, and places to stop and snap a photo.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
• Bringing up the rear, moose are able to reach 35 mph in their similarly unforgiving terrain.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024