Literary notes about unabated (AI summary)
In literature, "unabated" is used to convey a sense of relentless continuation—whether referring to a persistent force of nature, an unyielding emotion, or an ongoing activity. Its employment helps to intensify the narrative, emphasizing that nothing diminishes the power or persistence of what is being described. For instance, authors depict storms that rage without pause [1, 2, 3] and emotions such as affection or hatred that remain unabated [4, 5, 6]. The term is also applied to pursuits and energies that continue undiminished, ranging from revolutionary zeal [7] to scholarly enthusiasm [8], thereby underscoring an enduring dynamic that fuels the course of events and character developments alike.
- For three quarters of an hour the storm raged unabated and no one who underwent it ever forgot it.
— from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery - During all this long October night the storm raged with unabated fury; towards morning it
— from The Spell of Belgium by Isabel Anderson - For I know not how many days, for in my sorrow I lost all track of time, the rain fell with unabated fury.
— from With Ring of Shield by Knox Magee - "I have loved you ever, Blanche, with the most unabated affection," replied Beauchamp.
— from Delaware; or, The Ruined Family. Vol. 3 by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James - Like two bucks weary with strife, the twain backed away from one another and, leaning upon their weapons, glared with unabated hatred.
— from Yankee Boys in Japan; Or, The Young Merchants of Yokohama by Henry Harrison Lewis - His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - Many of them were arrested and imprisoned or exiled to distant provinces, but the revolutionary work was continued with unabated zeal.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg - The speed continued unabated for some time, and we were both silent.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various