relentlessly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of relentlessly
Example Sentences
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All eyes were on Wirtz and Isak - the Sweden striker, signed from Newcastle in a drawn-out saga last September, was booed relentlessly whenever he touched the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But Ossoff, who’s running for reelection in a swing state that Trump won twice, is a deliberate and relentlessly on-message communicator—sometimes to the point of looking and sounding a little scripted.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
A relentlessly driven, shrewd deal-maker and entrepreneur, Allen is used to defying skeptics and seeing opportunity in assets overlooked by others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
What al-Gharbi calls “normie beliefs,” ones that are often true and well-founded, are relentlessly undermined within the discipline: You think religion is good?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“We opened the door,” I went on relentlessly, spinning the lie as I talked, speeding up the story.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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