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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The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics, from the ongoing furor over President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks to the budget crisis at Chicago’s City Hall and the battle to deep-six the Chicago Public Schools chief. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Boston and New York are bigger, better, and bolder – the places young people aspire to reach and so many others focus on incessantly. Bernard Kavaler, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025 Businesses increasingly are using AI, schools are increasingly using AI, governments are increasingly using AI, and products and services of all kinds are incessantly being infused with AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Commentary and opinions Trump lied incessantly and still won, columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes. Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 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 Jan. 2025.

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