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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Chat members were merciless in their rhetoric against fellow Young Republicans in competing factions of the organization.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Next is 4-2 Mississippi State at home, the closest thing to a reprieve left on this merciless schedule.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the present day, Lockjaw reenters Bob and Willa’s lives with merciless force, deploying troops from his immigration taskforce on Baktan Cross, the sanctuary city where Bob and Willa have been laying low in the 16 years since Pat became Bob and baby Charlene, Willa, as the two went on the lam.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Next is 4-2 Mississippi State at home, the closest thing to a reprieve left on this merciless schedule.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In the present day, Lockjaw reenters Bob and Willa’s lives with merciless force, deploying troops from his immigration taskforce on Baktan Cross, the sanctuary city where Bob and Willa have been laying low in the 16 years since Pat became Bob and baby Charlene, Willa, as the two went on the lam.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merciless. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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