relentlessly

[ ri-lent-lis-lee ]

/ rɪˈlɛnt lɪs li /

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without letting up, pausing, or giving up; persistently:To win, you need to keep coming at the other team relentlessly, without allowing them time to adjust or alter strategy.

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Origin of relentlessly

relentless + -ly

Words nearby relentlessly

relegate, relegated, relegation, relent, relentless, relentlessly, Relenza, relevance, relevant, relevé, relexify

How to use relentlessly in a sentence

She underwent a double mastectomy in November, trained relentlessly as she beat back the disease, and a year later, she’s been cleared by the NCAA to return with an extra year of eligibility.
After Beating Cancer, This Syracuse Point Guard Is Coming For The Record Books|Howard Megdal|November 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Knowing the Seahawks were struggling in the secondary, he had Allen attack relentlessly.
Drew Brees still rules the NFC South, and more NFL Week 9 takeaways|John Clayton|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
Activists have long argued that locking people in cages and relentlessly funding the police are not the answers to society’s problems.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition|Fabiola Cineas|October 30, 2020|Vox
Morey firmly believed that a team needs multiple star players to truly contend for a championship, and he relentlessly pursued that structure throughout his tenure.
Daryl Morey Made A Lot Of Trades. How Much Did They Help The Rockets?|Jared Dubin|October 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

We’re relentlessly focused on making sure that comes through in everything that we do and oftentimes, that starts with our editorial coverage and design.
Digiday Media sets new editorial and creative leaders|Mike Madarasz|October 19, 2020|Digiday
She was 16 when she enrolled in middle school, but her classmates teased her relentlessly.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Belgium pressed relentlessly for an equalizer, dominating play from about the 70th minute to the final whistle.
Costa Rica vs. the Netherlands: A Tale of Two Goalies|Tunku Varadarajan|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First discovered more than 150 yeas ago in the Lake Regions of Africa, it has spread relentlessly around the world.
Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks?|Nina Strochlic|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Certainly, the relentlessly negative press coverage of physicians sets the tone.
How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession|Daniela Drake|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He volunteers, with leadership and labor, for Habitat for Humanity, and he relentlessly and tirelessly writes.
Jimmy Carter Was a Lot Better President Than Almost Anyone Ever Admits|David Masciotra|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then there was a lamp which swung backwards and forwards and searched my eyeballs relentlessly, no matter how I covered them.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
It was critical, curious, more than a little unfeeling—and relentlessly illuminating.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Millicent Chyne made a little appealing movement towards Meredith, who relentlessly stepped back.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
"He had his work all cut out for him here," persisted her husband relentlessly.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh
“'And you will be sure to scald your fingers and get the worst of it,'” Puddy went on relentlessly.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives|Elizabeth Strong Worthington