implacably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The Ayatollah was implacably anti-American, and the revolutionaries stormed the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
But many, including the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, remain implacably opposed.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
But r/AmITheDevil is on another level—a daily parade of such implacably delusional self-possession that it forces you to regularly lower your expectations of fellow humans’ basic decency.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024
The romance that follows may not have the unerring craftsmanship of Petzold’s earlier work — especially his brilliant “Transit,” which also paired Rogowski and Beer — but it’s quietly, implacably moving nonetheless.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2020
We started quiet, but soon exploded, as the kindly funeral director pretended not to listen and our mother just stared at us implacably, through the fog of her own pain.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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