ceaseless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ceaselessly adverb
- ceaselessness noun
Etymology
Origin of ceaseless
Example Sentences
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Fans will counter that the songwriter’s gifts are so ceaseless that younger generations might not even connect each hit with his name.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Xi’s campaign, first launched in late 2012 to combat rampant corruption, has become a wave of ceaseless purges aimed at keeping officials loyal and on their toes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
They see each other’s loneliness, fighting in the trenches of the ceaseless internal war that rages when trying to live in a world that hasn’t been built for you.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025
In the dearth of ceaseless sequel-itis, that is major, and audiences took note.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025
Parts of it are always being changed, by a ceaseless activity to which all of us are committed; new words are invented and inserted, old ones have their meaning altered or abandoned.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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