incessant
adjective
in·ces·sant
(ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt 
: continuing or following without interruption : unceasing
Examples of incessant in a Sentence
Much of the early motor development of the child depends on learning and refining such procedures, through play, imitation, trial and error, and incessant rehearsal.
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Oliver Sacks, New Yorker, 24 Sept. 2007
Magna Carta also stipulated that the shire courts should meet as royal courts under the itinerant justices more often than twice a year—a change, convenient to the landed classes and their incessant civil actions, that was not implemented because of the cost to the Crown.
—Norman F. Cantor, Imagining the Law, 1997
Whatever Stalin's ancestry, his biographers, Robert Tucker in particular, have concluded that his unfortunate childhood experiences, including incessant, murderous beatings by his drunken father, were probably what caused his pathological behaviour.
—Amy Knight, Times Literary Supplement, 26 Apr. 1991
the incessant noise from an outside repair crew was a real distraction during the test
Oliver Sacks, New Yorker, 24 Sept. 2007
Magna Carta also stipulated that the shire courts should meet as royal courts under the itinerant justices more often than twice a year—a change, convenient to the landed classes and their incessant civil actions, that was not implemented because of the cost to the Crown.
—Norman F. Cantor, Imagining the Law, 1997
Whatever Stalin's ancestry, his biographers, Robert Tucker in particular, have concluded that his unfortunate childhood experiences, including incessant, murderous beatings by his drunken father, were probably what caused his pathological behaviour.
—Amy Knight, Times Literary Supplement, 26 Apr. 1991
the incessant noise from an outside repair crew was a real distraction during the test
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The result is a torus of gas, dust and other debris stretching around Jupiter, constantly replenished by Io’s incessant eruptions.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
The 49ers, who lost in Tampa Bay, have stayed afloat despite incessant injuries.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The scratching at the lid is incessant.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
The 49ers, who lost in Tampa Bay, have stayed afloat despite incessant injuries.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The scratching at the lid is incessant.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Incessant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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incessant
adjective
in·ces·sant
(ˈ)in-ˈses-ᵊnt
: going on and on : not stopping or letting up
incessantly
adverb
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