incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
talking incessantly
… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …Walter Karp

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party
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At various points in the third-person action-adventure, the fabric of Indika’s reality is ripped apart, the game’s geometry morphing, transmuting, and reconfiguring itself, all while Lucifer chatters incessantly in her ear. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024 At 20, Miley Cyrus was incessantly body shamed during her Bangerz era, which began more than three years after her stint on Disney as Hannah Montana ended. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024 Having lied incessantly about his desire to pardon his son, Biden issued the pardon anyway. Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024 Advertisement In the weeks since issuing his judgment, Carter incessantly pushed VA officials and the veteran plaintiffs’ housing experts to quickly produce modular units on the parking lot of UCLA’s Jackie Robinson stadium and other vacant parcels on the campus. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incessantly 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incessantly was in the 15th century

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessantly. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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