Synonyms
Examples of unsparing in a Sentence
neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire
unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state
Recent Examples on the Web
The book struck them as unsparing, accurate, and true to the spirit of an idiosyncratic and important artistic career.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
In Hondo’s unsparing view, overcoming colonialism’s unresolved legacy is a challenge that demands almost superhuman courage and resolve, along with an uninhibited sense of spiritual freedom.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Ivo van Hove’s new production is spare and unsparing, its action unfolding within an unadorned holding room designed by Jan Versweyveld and flooded with garishly hued light.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
Even by the unsparing nature of the Studio 60 Problem, Che’s comedy — both on stage and in civilian quips — remains almost shockingly unfunny.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
But coupled with the additional unsparing headwinds wreaking havoc on the entire industry, the job is downright Herculean.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
Bear never softens her unsparing vision of an ancient world dominated by male violence and Olympian capriciousness.
—Wendy Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
The Son is an unsparing novel that presents Texas, and by extension America, as an epic land grab that takes a mighty psychic toll on the grabbers, at least those who possess a conscience.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 28 May 2023
Noah Rothman is an unsparing critic of what passes for social justice, woolly thinking, and the habits of shoddy moralistic cliques, everywhere.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 Mar. 2023
Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
In Hondo’s unsparing view, overcoming colonialism’s unresolved legacy is a challenge that demands almost superhuman courage and resolve, along with an uninhibited sense of spiritual freedom.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Ivo van Hove’s new production is spare and unsparing, its action unfolding within an unadorned holding room designed by Jan Versweyveld and flooded with garishly hued light.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
Even by the unsparing nature of the Studio 60 Problem, Che’s comedy — both on stage and in civilian quips — remains almost shockingly unfunny.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
But coupled with the additional unsparing headwinds wreaking havoc on the entire industry, the job is downright Herculean.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
Bear never softens her unsparing vision of an ancient world dominated by male violence and Olympian capriciousness.
—Wendy Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
The Son is an unsparing novel that presents Texas, and by extension America, as an epic land grab that takes a mighty psychic toll on the grabbers, at least those who possess a conscience.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 28 May 2023
Noah Rothman is an unsparing critic of what passes for social justice, woolly thinking, and the habits of shoddy moralistic cliques, everywhere.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Unsparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsparing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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unsparing
adjective
un·spar·ing
ˌən-ˈspa(ə)r-iŋ 
-ˈspe(ə)r-,
ˈən-
2
: not stingy : liberal
unsparing in their gifts to charity
unsparingly
adverb
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