inconsolably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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During the wait at the center, Marta said, she cried inconsolably, worried about becoming separated from her kids.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
“When you turn / on the lights, you’re inconsolably / glad. You could stop this whenever, but why?”
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Scouring the heap, and sobbing inconsolably, is 65-year-old Emel Filik.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023
She cries inconsolably and thanks God that Freddie had a good education in France.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
It was so like Emma to bear her grief alone, to hold it inside and be strong for the others, who were crying inconsolably.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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