as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
she was unrepentant about getting rid of her ex-roommate's junk
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Recent Examples of unrepentant
The only thing worse than a villain is an unrepentant one.
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Becket Adams, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Not because in-person scouting or low-level recruiting violations are crimes against humanity, but because Jim Harbaugh and others there have been so uncooperative and unrepentant about both investigations.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Her first guest was Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman), who was unrepentant.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Less happy was Andrew Johnson's use of his pardoning powers after the Civil War to invite basically unrepentant former Confederates back into full membership in the American polity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Becket Adams, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Not because in-person scouting or low-level recruiting violations are crimes against humanity, but because Jim Harbaugh and others there have been so uncooperative and unrepentant about both investigations.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Her first guest was Matt Gaetz (Sarah Sherman), who was unrepentant.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Less happy was Andrew Johnson's use of his pardoning powers after the Civil War to invite basically unrepentant former Confederates back into full membership in the American polity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
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Yet in 2016-17, free from midweek continental trips, Conte’s side stormed to the title with 93 points, spearheaded by a ruthless Diego Costa.—
Conor O'Neill,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Rendezvous Views The Island has been infused with an abundance of Bars, and now every opportunist is out to hit the jackpot including the ruthless crime kingpin Fletcher Kane.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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For her part, having faced such criticism for over four decades, Newkirk remains blissfully impenitent.—
Jan Dutkiewicz,
Vox,
8 Aug. 2024
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Among the various allegations put forward are reports of drugging and fascist group chats, slave labour and foot photograph farms, with the brand’s impenitent founder Stephan Marsan at its centre.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2024
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Even then, the final late twist with the penalty felt particularly cruel.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice highlights the cruel nature of the illness, where a person can still feel present while simultaneously losing pieces of themselves, creating a unique kind of grief.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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And yet Melissa McCarthy’s gut-busting bridesmaid, Megan, went the extra mile down the path of crazy, from her unabashed man-hunting to her unashamed puppy kidnapping.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
25 Dec. 2024
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Singles come on Love Is Blind for all sorts of reasons—true love, shameless fame, or just a once-in-a-lifetime experience.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
14 Feb. 2025
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The fact the third entry of the Paddington Cinematic Universe doesn’t feel like one more shameless corporate product plopped off a kid’s-movie assembly line would be victory enough.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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To many law enforcement officials, Mr. Peltier is a remorseless killer whose appeals had been reviewed, and rejected, by more than 20 federal judges.—
Tailyr Irvine,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Peltier is a remorseless killer, who brutally murdered two of our own – Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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