unspeakable crime

Frequency: 4.80.9 per million words

describes a crime so bad or shocking that it cannot be expressed in words

unspeakableUNSPEAKABLE + noun

Categories:

crime

Examples (10)

  • The atrocities committed were an unspeakable crime against humanity.
  • He was accused of an unspeakable crime that shocked the entire community.
  • Such a horrific act can only be described as an unspeakable crime.
  • The investigation aimed to uncover the truth behind the unspeakable crime.
  • Many felt that justice was never fully served for the unspeakable crime.
  • The historical record details an unspeakable crime perpetrated during the war.
  • How could anyone commit such an unspeakable crime?
  • The novel vividly depicted the consequences of an unspeakable crime.
  • Witnesses struggled to describe the unspeakable crime they had seen.
  • The government vowed to bring those responsible for the unspeakable crime to justice.