How to Use relentless in a Sentence

relentless

adjective
  • The hunter was relentless in pursuit of his prey.
  • Her relentless optimism held the team together.
  • So far, her year has been as relentless as the last.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
  • Sara was relentless — these were the twins that had to play us.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022
  • All the talk about what relentless is.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Marsch wants his team to be relentless.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • That is what a relentless at-bat looks like, one through nine.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For me, my ideas are relentless.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The thing that jumped off the page for me was just how relentless the stakes are.
    — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The progress has been relentless.
    — Greg Cote january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Still, the crowds are relentless.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
  • Stach was relentless on his return to the team.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The cast is strong, the action relentless and the body count very high.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Over the past two years, Google’s progress has been relentless.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
  • Brown’s relentless pressure and speed were a huge part of that.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So the streetlight’s gray bells peal in their relentless sooty glow.
    — Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
  • And this was no normal storm—nine days of relentless rain, wind, snow, and ice.
    — Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Fifteen tugs serve the two ports, and for more than a year, the pace has been relentless.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • There is a relentless, ruthless edge to him.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The demands of the job are relentless.
    — Liam Chrismer, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Trump’s war on the media is relentless.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The Heat may be the toughest of the four and are relentless when healthy.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • What began as searing pain in one of his arms was now a relentless ache in his chest.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 29 June 2026
  • The winters are cold and hard, and the summers are hot and relentless.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The Bears’ guards are relentless and any or all of them can go off anytime.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • In the first season, a charge nurse takes a break outside from a relentless shift.
    — Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
  • DiNapoli should be just as relentless when the state has yours.
    — Mark Lewyn, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • The shelling and shooting in the area is sporadic but relentless.
    — Mstyslav Chernov, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Brighton Beach can be a relentless show-off that way, your feelings be damned.
    — Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • His shoulder pain was relentless, and his left hand was swollen, the lawsuit said.
    — AZCentral.com, 12 June 2021

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