unmerciful

Example Sentences

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You remembered the halcyon days of the first coming of Brendan Rodgers and the unmerciful hidings his team doled out to their chums from across the city.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023

The word "cruel" originates from the Latin word crudelis, which is defined as "hardhearted, bloodthirsty, unmerciful and inhuman."

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

Doing stand-up, Leggero is observational and unmerciful, lampooning everyone from Rite-Aid cashiers to typewriter-toting hipsters, a dumpster-diving Burning Man attendee named “Flapjack,” and, naturally, Kasher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

It took the huge and sudden migration of the Gold Rush for the tribe to be confronted by unmerciful invaders.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

The Reverend Mr. Helmuth was pondering “this unmerciful enemy” as he made his way through the city.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy