pitiless

Example Sentences

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“Amongst Women” revolves around Michael Moran, a widowed farmer who rules his family with pitiless vigor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Liu doesn’t invite a shred of sympathy for this pitiless mom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

Deceiving ourselves that way is foolish; using that lie to string along our loved ones is pitiless.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

Yet what happens when power descends, razing that village to the ground and remaking it in its own pitiless image?

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Apparently, Raizel wasn’t entirely pitiless, because she scooted her chair in so I could reach the seat next to her.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros