unrepentant
adjective
un·re·pen·tant
ˌən-ri-ˈpen-tᵊnt 
1
: not feeling or exhibiting shame or remorse : not repentant
an unrepentant sinner
2
: feeling or showing no inclination to change : unapologetic
He was an unrepentant eccentric and flamboyant dresser.—
David Sweetman
David Sweetman
unrepentantly
adverb
… plays the part of patient vegetarian whenever her unrepentantly carnivorous brother drops in …
—John Haney
John Haney
Examples of unrepentant in a Sentence
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And even now, the authors of our torment remain unrepentant.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
The Achilles Trap paints the Iraqi leader as an unrepentant serial aggressor determined to rebuild his military power.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Some car owners have complained that they are being shut out of the capital, but Ms. Hidalgo was unrepentant at a news conference on Sunday night.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Larry David is back for one last blast of hilarious, unrepentant misanthropy in the official trailer for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
The goal is to protect the public from unrepentant, violent criminals, but critics contend prosecutors have abused the law by targeting Black men.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
In media interviews and public statements, various Hamas officials seem unrepentant.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Not surprisingly, Pelosi finds most of her subjects unrepentant and still convinced that the election was stolen from Trump.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
In the video, she is seen holding the shoes while talking to a young man with a bike, who appears unrepentant.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
The Achilles Trap paints the Iraqi leader as an unrepentant serial aggressor determined to rebuild his military power.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Some car owners have complained that they are being shut out of the capital, but Ms. Hidalgo was unrepentant at a news conference on Sunday night.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Larry David is back for one last blast of hilarious, unrepentant misanthropy in the official trailer for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
The goal is to protect the public from unrepentant, violent criminals, but critics contend prosecutors have abused the law by targeting Black men.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
In media interviews and public statements, various Hamas officials seem unrepentant.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Not surprisingly, Pelosi finds most of her subjects unrepentant and still convinced that the election was stolen from Trump.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
In the video, she is seen holding the shoes while talking to a young man with a bike, who appears unrepentant.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Unrepentant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrepentant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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