All 7 Uses of
incessant
in
The Bourne Ultimatum
- He reached out and grabbed the incessantly ringing instrument, pulling it to his ear.†
incessantly = continuously
- A screaming, pulsating siren erupted, deafening, incessant, echoing throughout the cavernous house like a sonic tornado.†
incessant = continuous (and often annoying)
- The speakers on the grounds were switched off on St. Jacques's orders, the owner of Tranquility Inn having been escorted up from the unoccupied villa by the two Uzi-bearing former commandos along with the Canadian doctor and the incessantly chattering Mr. Pritchard.†
incessantly = continuously
- He remembered the words his mother incessantly repeated when he was a youngster in the Bronx:
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- The black-uniformed squad of antiterrorists, their automatic weapons bolted into firing mode, raced to the base of the brick steps as the gendarmes blocked off the boulevard Lefebvre, north and south, while the red and blue lights of the patrol cars incessantly blinked their bright warnings to all beyond the area: Stay away.†
- Yes, DeSole, the grossly underpaid specialist who complained amusingly but incessantly that there was no way a man could properly educate his children and grandchildren on government pay.†
- Oh, Flood-the-Gates used it incessantly, confusing juries with his erudition and confounding his peers with multiple decises.†
Definition:
continuous -- often in an annoying way