"Relent" Example Sentences
1. The rain refused to relent.
2. The teacher would not relent in her strict grading of the assignment.
3. My son begged me to relent and let him stay up later, but I would not give in.
4. The soldiers advanced relentlessly toward their target.
5. Her tearful pleas softened his heart, and he finally relented to her request.
6. The bulldozer moved relentlessly forward, crushing everything in its path.
7. The wind eventually relented, finally calming down after days of fury.
8. Her critic kept hounding her, refusing to relent in his constant criticism.
9. I begged my dad to relent and let me get my ears pierced, but he said no.
10.The storm grew worse before finally relentlessly, allowing us to continue our journey.
11.The suspect finally relented and confessed to the crime after hours of interrogation.
12.The coach refused to relent in his push for the team to improve their performance.
13.The angry crowd refused to relent until their demands were met.
14.My mother would not relent in making me finish all of my vegetables before leaving the table.
15. Her pain finally began to relent, giving her relief after hours of agony.
16. I begged the cashier to relent and honor the coupon, but she refused.
17.The merciless sun beat down relentlessly as we walked across the desert.
18.After hours of arguing, his wife finally relented and agreed to his suggestion.
19.The puppy begged relentlessly for a treat, giving me those sad eyes.
20.The teacher finally relented and excused Johnny from his homework that night.
21.His jealousy refused to relent, no matter how unfounded it was.
22.The grief-stricken widow finally allowed herself to relent in her mourning.
23.My patience finally started to relent after hours of waiting in line.
24.The crying baby finally relented and went to sleep.
25.The boxer refused to relent, continuing to throw blows until the final bell.
26.The harsh physical labor continued relentlessly day after day.
27.The criminal finally relented and told the police where he had hidden the stolen goods.
28.The spoiled child relentlessly begged her parents for the newest toys.
29.The CEO finally relented and agreed to give the workers a raise.
30.The police refused to relent in their search for the missing child.
31.After relentless attacks, the castle finally began to relent.
32.I begged my mother to relent and let me skip school, but she refused.
33.The prosecutor relentlessly questioned the witness until she changed her story.
34.His angry tantrum finally began to relent after an hour.
35.The endless pounding finally began to relent, giving us hope that the storm was passing.
36.My daughter begged me relentlessly for an ice cream cone, but I refused.
37.The search party refused to relent until every inch of the woods had been combed.
38.The waves pummeled the shore relentlessly for hours during the storm.
39.The trainer would not relent in his push for the team to improve their conditioning.
40.The angry parent finally relented and agreed to let her child attend the party.
41.He begged his father to relent and let him go to the concert, but his father said no.
42.The vicious dog finally began to relent and back away.
43.The teacher relentlessly questioned her student until he admitted cheating on the test.
44.The criminal finally relented and told the police where the money was hidden.
45.The spoiled child relentlessly begged his parents for another treat.
46.The dictator refused to relent in his harsh policies toward his citizens.
47.The storm finally began to relent, dying down after hours of terrible wind and rain.
48.The soldier refused to relent in his march, despite his wounds.
49.The constant crying finally began to relent after the infant was fed and changed.
50.The prosecutor relentlessly questioned the witness until she changed her testimony.
51.After hours of relentless criticism, he finally allowed himself to relent.
52.I begged my mom to relent and let me use her phone, but she refused.
53.The boxer refused to relent, continuing the onslaught until the ref called the match.
54.The vicious attack finally began to relent, giving the soldiers time to regroup.
55.The attack on the castle finally began to relent, once the battering rams broke the gates.
56.The fight finally began to relent once both parties grew too exhausted to continue.
57.The pain finally began to relent, bringing her some relief at last.
58.The waves pounded the shore relentlessly for hours during the terrible storm.
59.Her mother would not relent in demanding she clean her room immediately.
60.The dictator refused to relent in his harsh policies, ignoring all calls for reform.
Common Phases
1. refuse to
relent- to stubbornly persist in something
2.
relentlessly- in a
relentless manner; persistently and continuously
3. finally
relent- to give in; acquiesce or yield after a refusal or resistance
4.
relentlessly pursue- to pursue something in a persistent and continuous manner
5.
relent in/of- to give in; cease or stop resisting or persisting
6. beg X to
relent- to plead with someone to give in or stop resisting
7. refused to
relent until- persisted until a certain condition was met
8.
relentless attack- a continuous and persistent attack
9.
relentlessly questioned- questioned continuously and persistently
10.
relentless pace- a continuous and unyielding pace