relentlessly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of relentlessly
Example Sentences
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Magic Johnson is relentlessly positive, a quality that has served him well as a player, a businessman and even while living with HIV since 1991.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays relentlessly hunt for advantages that other teams miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Floating" is how he describes people working relentlessly just to survive, like a hummingbird that keeps flapping its wings to stay mid-air.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the center of the hall, a series of DJs oversaw a dance floor and kept the mood relentlessly upbeat.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
He was upbeat, relentlessly so, in a way that only an American of his kind could be, and there was an infantile quality to this that she found admirable and repulsive.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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