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
Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The only thing worse than a villain is an unrepentant one.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unrepentant
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The only thing worse than a villain is an unrepentant one.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepentant
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The film follows Bryan, a Korean American teenager who wants out of his ruthless gang the Goblins, setting the stage for gang retribution against him.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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But Harrison’s anti-expansionist successor, Grover Cleveland, abhorred the ruthless U.S. meddling in Hawaiian affairs.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 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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Immigration advocates call the crackdown cruel and wrongheaded and warn that many Latino U.S. citizens will likely suffer violations of their civil rights and possibly even get mistakenly deported.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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As mere surrogates, the Trump-DeSantis fight to outdo each other through mean and cruel policies will go on.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 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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Trump's push for a shameless landgrab in Gaza underscores the basic moral integrity that our country has lost.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The plot is slender and shameless, as the streetwise Anuja navigates a realm of Dickensian adults — some looking to exploit her, others determined to steer Anuja to a better future.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Mar. 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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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepentant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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