Nick Sagan

Life in space is impossible,' we're warned, and amidst the hypnotic beauty of these heavens, we become painfully aware of what a hostile environment space is, how unforgiving, how unsympathetic to human desires.

American Novelist

Lisa Kudrow

I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.

American Actress

John Gregory Dunne

Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.

John Cena

Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!

American Actor

Louise Wilson

Fashion is an incredibly tough, unforgiving industry.

British Educator

Justin Gaethje

At the end of the day, it's an unforgiving sport.

American Athlete

Jason O'Mara

The Australian Outback can be quite unforgiving.

Irish Actor

James Haskell

International rugby is an unforgiving arena.

English Athlete

David Remnick

Nature is cold, wet, hard and unforgiving.

American Journalist

Alexander Volkanovski

Australian Athlete

Conveys strong emotions, often used to describe deep grievances or long-held resentment.

Emotional Weight

Although 'unforgiving' can describe things, it often anthropomorphizes them by attributing human-like refusal to forgive.

Personification

Commonly used in social or relational situations where forgiveness is a reasonable expectation.

Relationship Context

Used to express that survival in the condition or place requires great effort and resilience.

Environmental Hardship

Highlights situations or actions where there is little room for mistakes or carelessness.

Consequence of Error

Denotes an inflexible approach to rules, without allowance for special circumstances.

Rigidity in Rules

Indicates a standard or expectation that is challenging to meet.

Demanding Performance

 And your blood vessels dilated to get blood to your extremities. That's why your face went red. It's all part of this complex pattern of physiological experiences that exist today because they helped your ancestors deal with cruel and unforgiving forces of nature.

Why we get mad -- and...

 renouncing materialism, traditional jobs and university degrees in exchange for a glimmer of adventure. Others come from the underbelly of society, never given a chance to mobilize foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes.

A glimpse of life on the...

 that appear to be absorbing ultraviolet radiation. A phenomenon that could be evidence of microbial life. Life may struggle to survive in the atmosphere of Venus, but it is this unforgiving environment that's made Venus an icon of beauty.

Venus 101 PIPE National...

 units as well as requiring a developed sense of aesthetic and the ability to structure and solve problems I found Cody unbelievably unforgiving of mistakes in grammar or punctuation and requires a level of concentration that

The journey of learning...

 or trainer of gladiators. And life at the ludus, or gladiator school, was unforgiving. New recruits were forced to swear an oath “to be burned, to be bound, to be beaten, and to be killed by the sword,”

From enslavement to...

 Students are trained in school using highly theoretical projects, rarely interacting with real people or actual communities. Graduates are funneled through a long, narrow unforgiving path to licensure.

How architecture can...

 and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself,

The price of shame PIPE...

 unsuccessfully, of course. And, one day, he came in to my session -- exhaustive and unforgiving, these sessions -- and he said to me, "Wow. Aimee, you are such a strong and powerful little girl,

The opportunity of...

 Even now, we’re still uncovering new species. And as we do, we’re bound to discover even more about how these stealthy cephalopods have mastered survival in the deep and unforgiving sea.

How squids outsmart...

 Even in the so-called wet season, the Kalahari remains harsh and unforgiving. The desert pans are dotted far and wide across the landscape, linked by the web of elephant highways.

Unforgiving