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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Her fateful decision proves to have great consequences, and Jude tracks her subsequent guilt trip with merciless humanity, echoing Rossellini’s Europa ’51.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
People often hear the word budget and think of dieting –– punishment, restriction and merciless cost cutting.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
While Israel was conducting its war in Gaza with a merciless bludgeon and no conception of an ending, its tactics against Hezbollah—setting off the beeper bombs, wiping out its missile stocks and weapons depots, killing its military and political leaders—proved far better targeted.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Private equity moving into professional sports conjures the same fears of merciless efficiency in an industry driven by sentimentality, but Arougheti brushes off the concerns, arguing that institutional capital will increase profitability and allow owners to invest more in their teams.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
People often hear the word budget and think of dieting –– punishment, restriction and merciless cost cutting.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
While Israel was conducting its war in Gaza with a merciless bludgeon and no conception of an ending, its tactics against Hezbollah—setting off the beeper bombs, wiping out its missile stocks and weapons depots, killing its military and political leaders—proved far better targeted.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Private equity moving into professional sports conjures the same fears of merciless efficiency in an industry driven by sentimentality, but Arougheti brushes off the concerns, arguing that institutional capital will increase profitability and allow owners to invest more in their teams.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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“Merciless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merciless. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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