relentlessly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of relentlessly
Example Sentences
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Caicedo uses his heroine’s downward spiral as a vehicle for his relentlessly urban portrait of Cali and his generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
"After Julian Nagelsmann's resignation, he was our unequivocal choice for the position of national team coach. That's why we pursued him relentlessly," Neuendorf added.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
My only enemy was the clock on the dash-board, whose hands would move relentlessly to one o’clock.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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