relentless

adjective re·lent·less \ ri-ˈlent-ləs \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Examples: relentless in a Sentence

Definition of relentless

: showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting

relentless pressure

a relentless campaign

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relentlessly

adverb

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relentlessness

noun

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Examples of relentless in a Sentence

Her relentless optimism held the team together.
The hunter was relentless in pursuit of his prey.
a relentless opponent of deregulation

Recent Examples of relentless from the Web

OVD-Info, which tracks political repressions, said more than 50 people were arrested in Moscow, including protestg organizer Alexei Navalny, a relentless the anti-corruption campaigner and dogged Putin foe.

— doug stanglin, USA TODAY, "Opposition leader Alexei Navalny among hundreds arrested in Russia in anti-Putin protests," 5 May 2018
Evidence that Trump, a relentless critic of Time Warner’s CNN and an opponent of the merger, pushed the Justice Department to sue would undermine the government’s credibility.

— david mclaughlin, Bloomberg.com, "AT&T Intensifies Battle for Time Warner by Targeting Trump’s Role," 15 Feb. 2018
The relative serenity over the last year where markets seemed on a relentless, upward arc is an anomaly.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Dow closes down more than 1,100 points after plunging over 1,500 points," 5 Feb. 2018
The dancing opened Florida up to relentless mocking from college basketball fans.

— andrew joseph, For The Win, "College basketball fans roast Florida student section's super awkward dance video," 4 Feb. 2018
Among the themes of the Trump administration and its allies in Capitol Hill and in the conservative media echo chamber had been the relentless critics of federal law enforcement.

— NBC News, "Meet the Press -January 28, 2018," 28 Jan. 2018
Joe Young, the relentless After the Pacers announced that Collison would miss Wednesday's game for personal reasons, most assumed Cory Joseph or perhaps Lance Stephenson would take his spot in the starting lineup.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers set the tone early against the Suns," 24 Jan. 2018
The nature of language is change—relentless, unremitting, remorseless.

— joseph epstein, WSJ, "Sometimes the Language Game Needs a Penalty Box," 6 June 2018
There is rain scheduled every day the remainder of the week and it’s, at times, a relentless, weather-service-alert, kind of rain.

— john cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Guess who’s returning to racing on Thursday?," 17 May 2018

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