inexorably
in a way that is unyielding, unchangeable, or unavoidable: Fate seemed to be working inexorably, relentlessly, to bring about the dictator's downfall.
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How to use inexorably in a sentence
New cases inexorably lead to new deaths, so the downward trend in new infections seems, at last, to be bringing down the number of people who succumb to covid-19, the disease caused by the virus.
At least 2 Americans have been dying of covid-19 every minute for nearly a month | Philip Bump | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostWe knew because we understood that more cases inexorably meant more deaths.
The pandemic’s death toll is a tsunami anyone could see coming — if they looked | Philip Bump | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostIn general, virtual events are boring, at least that’s the sentiment bubbling up from both attendees and advertisers eight months after the pivot to virtual due to coronavirus crisis inexorably changed the events business.
‘The experience is much more valuable’: How publishers are testing hybrid approaches to keep their events engaging | Kayleigh Barber | November 30, 2020 | DigidayHe’s been a Hollywood Chris since 2014, but around 2016, he began sliding inexorably from Best Chris to Worst Chris.
How Chris Pratt became the internet’s least favorite Chris | Constance Grady | October 22, 2020 | VoxFrom 1910 onward, segregationist laws in South Africa had progressed haphazardly but inexorably.
What Happened When South Africa’s Supreme Court Became Unbalanced | Fiona Zublin | October 16, 2020 | Ozy
Slowly, still falteringly but inexorably, Jim Crow justice was disappearing in the South.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era | Gary May | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere is our Wes, golden child with his long curls spilling down the pillow, inexorably beautiful in death.
The first is the obvious fact that Joe Biden's feet seem almost inexorably drawn to his mouth when he speaks extemporaneously.
As the narrative advances inexorably toward the crime, these two characters shift to occupy polarities.
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel | C.E. Morgan | August 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the subsequent chapters the narrator is pulled, inexorably, to new depths of disillusionment and wretchedness.
American Nightmare: Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ at 60 | Nathaniel Rich | June 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery rigor of hard fare, and severe usage, was inexorably brought upon him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe rest was cloud, a thin veil, but all too much, inexorably hiding from us Changtse and Chang La.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryEverything was against me—the minutes even, dwindling away as we moved inexorably towards the final parting.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonMaggie erred in not closing the gate of her heart inexorably, and in not resisting the sway of a purely "physiological law."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII | John LordHe had simply to become a wheel in the machinery of the law, to grind slowly, tirelessly, and inexorably.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen Johnson
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