ruthless

Example Sentences

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Ursula has shades of Gellar’s famous characters — Buffy’s physical ferocity, Kathryn Merteuil’s ruthless cattiness, Daphne Blake’s affinity for mysterious games — but doesn’t play to one exclusively.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

David Simon, whose ruthless negotiating tactics, obsession with details and sheer force of will turned his family’s real-estate business into the largest mall owner in the country, died Sunday after a cancer diagnosis in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

David Plotz: Do you get the sense that Lachlan has the ruthless brilliance and the eye for talent that Rupert Murdoch has had?

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Van Geelen’s test is ruthless: If an AI agent can do it for you, a company’s competitive edge was never its technology.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

She brightened as she saw the ruthless soldiers arrive, and they smiled back.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill