unrelieved

Example Sentences

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The U.K. publication NME called McCartney’s 1971 album “Ram” an “excursion into almost unrelieved tedium.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Michieletto’s “Samson et Dalila” staging was scheduled for New York in 2018 but was scrapped when Met general manager Peter Gelb concluded it was “somewhat unrelieved in its bleakness.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Apart from the performances, which alone make the series worth watching, and the overall authenticity of the production, what to make of these eight hours of nearly unrelieved sadness?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Scrutiny of Tuesday’s skies, in their unrelieved dimness, showed few of the bright delights of the season.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

Her back hunched that way; her head to one side as though crouching from a permanent and unrelieved blow.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison