How to Use relentless in a Sentence

relentless

adjective
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  • But the relentless growth of index funds has come at a cost.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And the darkest part of the dark, the maddest part of the madness is the relentless gambling involved.
    — Truman Capote, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Donetsk region of Ukraine includes the city of Bakhmut, which has seen some of the fiercest and most relentless fighting of the war.
    — Mariya Knight, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • Climate and the fight of our lives The extreme weather this year has been relentless.
    — Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Even when everyone in the gym knew where the ball was going, Cleary timed his kills well and was relentless at the net.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • In their relentless work, creators, whether in the arts or business, don’t stop.
    — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a relentless gender pessimism in the air, too — on the street, on dating apps, in the Supreme Court and, of course, in rap music.
    — Niela Orr, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The relentless heat shattered records in some parts of the state on Saturday.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
  • What’s the best way to quell the redness, swelling, and relentless itching of your mosquito bite?
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
  • Reservoirs around the state filled last year because of the relentless rain and in many places are still above average for this time of year.
    — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In the era of relentless innovation, Triller is leading the way.
    — Jon Stojan, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • By the time of my third and final session, the track traffic has thinned out and, finally, the winter sun has chased off the relentless rain.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The whole thing is dark and relentless with plot turns that make this about familial secrets and the bonds of parents and children.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 July 2024
  • Since then, the clamor from actors has been relentless.
    — John Koblin, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The demands of newfound fame have been relentless, and Escola has made a bit of their struggle to stay apace.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Under the relentless sun in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, every living thing had to find a way to beat the heat.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The idea was ingenious, Richard Lopez thought: a slow but relentless way to phase out tobacco for good.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • Your union was a strained pairing that evolved from simmering pain to relentless wounds.
    — Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen, Longreads, 11 June 2024
  • This is what top-flight bridge has become: a relentless pursuit of the illusion of success at any cost.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Yet the socialist story in the United States, as is true of most movements, is no longer one of relentless ascent.
    — Ross Barkan, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Lina’s father and the refugee community have been relentless in their search as well.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Except for a sluggish spot in the second act, the nearly three-hour show has a relentless energy.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • The plan: Put a minimal number of American boots on the ground, and have the troops pound the enemy with relentless artillery fire.
    — Dave Philipps Matthew Callahan, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The Kremlin, meanwhile, pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours.
    — Susie Blann and Joanna Kozlowska, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2023
  • Sullivan is more of an inside player, the relentless wonk at Biden’s side.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a kind of relentless degradation that comes with Parkinson’s.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • But the competitive nature, the relentless drive, the push, the ability to work through things and fight through things to be successful.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
  • Its games are easy to armchair-quarterback, and its twists relentless.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Burrow does a good job making decisions before the snap and gets the ball out quick, but Donald is relentless, Jones said.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Harris confessed this with a smile at the memorial service for the Texas Democrat, where those in the audience were well aware of how relentless Jackson Lee could be.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024

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