How to Use ruthless in a Sentence

ruthless

adjective

• The journalist was ruthless in his criticism.
• This isn’t the first time the ruthless Feyd has been brought to the big screen.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Celtics' fans are right up there as the most ruthless in the league.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2022
• When times get tough, Levi asks for help from a ruthless loan shark.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
• If their dues were not paid, the Mongols were ruthless.
  — Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2021
• The court of public opinion is a ruthless and volatile beast.
  — Naveen Kumar, Town & Country, 12 July 2022
• Knoblauch recalls the Gestapo being the most ruthless members of the Nazis.
  — Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2021
• The story’s ruthless kicker about the show the next night at the Hollywood Bowl?
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
• Laser-focus, a ruthless eye for the nonessential and cutting out the fluff in favour of the substance.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• In other words, the suits would prefer to keep the right to be ruthless to themselves.
  — Emily Stewart, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
• Brolin stars as the ruthless producer of the game show, while O’Brian will play one of the contestants on the show.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
• The Dons operate out of the Wing T and Doyle’s calling card is a ruthless running game.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• The school, Lavin concedes, is not currently equipped to compete in the ruthless world of NIL, and maybe shouldn’t try.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Green Bay’s rushing attack was ruthless on the day, picking up 261 yards on the ground.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
• One of Gotham's most ruthless villains is getting his time to shine.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
• At the time, Spain was a fun team, far from ruthless and not hellbent on possession.
  — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• No one has that many rings without the ruthless ambition of a Slytherin.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 July 2021
• Anyhow, that's when Katie lands her most ruthless blow.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2021
• The key to implementing deep work, though, is to be ruthless.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• Putin point-blank as a ruthless dictator who the world must unite to defeat.
  — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 27 Feb. 2022
• Raq also runs the streets of South Jamaica, Queens, through her role as a cold and ruthless drug dealer.
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Aug. 2021
• After all, a world of magic and dragons is a ruthless one.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 29 Sep. 2022
• Devoting one's entire life to the game, and for it to suddenly be gone, can be ruthless to the soul.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
• As her success and power grow, so too does her ruthless rule.
  — Laura Zornosa, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
• Those small kindnesses mean so much in such a ruthless game.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
• The world must unite to stop this ruthless dictator – before it’s too late.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2022
• Zelensky, 44, appeared to be no match for the ruthless Putin.
  — Liz Sly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• Meanwhile, among city residents the NOPD was known to be ruthless.
  — Longreads, 2 May 2024
• Throughout the drama series, the shiny surface of the Bellaire empire begins to crack, revealing their ruthless ways.
  — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
• The film, inspired by the true story of a ruthless Hawaiian crime boss, promises to be a gripping portrayal of organized crime in the island paradise.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025