cruelty

He called on him to quit and injected further tales of alleged cruelty into the discussion.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026

He walks over to the cat and picks him up, and in previous adaptations of this story, this might signal that a disturbing act of animal cruelty is about to happen.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Although some cruelty cases already have a mechanism to allow forfeiture of an animal, Haney’s bill seeks to make it easier for abused animals to move on from the shelter system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The point was that Bush lacked “moral courage,” Mr. Trudeau explained defensively, though more than a few readers must have tittered at the cruelty of his word choice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Of all the types of princes, the new prince cannot escape the reputation for cruelty, since new states are full of dangers.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

From a young age, even in the glitter of 1990s excess, I lived at odds with the cruelties of empire.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025

For Nikki, who died Monday at 81, our future depends upon our willingness to learn from everyday Black folks’ refusal to accept status-quo cruelties as incontrovertible realities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024

But he also pointed to the cruelties of man.

From BBC ● May 13, 2024

But beauty can make people forgive a thousand cruelties.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu