ruthlessness
Example Sentences
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But Mr. Blaževičius depicts with a deadpan ruthlessness the pull of complacency, the ease of lapsing back into lives full of compromise and myopia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It also told you plenty about what they hope to do when they get there, the type of stuff they want to play, the ambition, the class, the ruthlessness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mnangagwa -- nicknamed "The Crocodile" because of his ruthlessness -- came to power in 2017 in a military-backed coup that ousted Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ned Beatty’s vocal turn, starting warm and folksy and ending with a raving ruthlessness, is one for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Worse still, he met evil in me—selfishness, anger, ruthlessness.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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