Examples of merciless in a Sentence
the merciless killing of innocent people
He has been merciless in his criticism of his opponent.
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Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The lengthy, merciless caption is basically the rock equivalent of Miranda Priestly’s cerulean sweater takedown.
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As merciless as the attacks on our neighbors to the north were, few took actual offense.
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Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1918, Bolshevik secret police forced Anastasia Romanov and her imperial family into a damp basement to face a merciless firing squad.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The lengthy, merciless caption is basically the rock equivalent of Miranda Priestly’s cerulean sweater takedown.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
As merciless as the attacks on our neighbors to the north were, few took actual offense.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merciless. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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merciless
adjective
mer·ci·less
ˈmər-si-ləs 
: having no mercy : pitiless
merciless slaughter
mercilessly
adverb
mercilessness
noun
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