implacable

Example Sentences

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Casting Hannibal as an implacable enemy of Rome from his earliest childhood merely served to assuage Roman guilt for Carthage’s terrible end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

I felt sickened by every piece of news I gave her—her court date canceled, the border closed, the pandemic spreading—but her faith in the system, and in me, seemed implacable.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

The book contains a warning to the BBC from an unnamed source who says William is an "implacable antagonist" and "has people on the case".

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

But, as in “Men,” Kinnear’s appearance of placidity makes his characters’ nefarious tendencies even more chilling; his ability to draw his mouth into a grim implacable line is second to none.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

He deferred his departure a whole week, and during that time he made me feel what severe punishment a good yet stern, a conscientious yet implacable man can inflict on one who has offended him.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë