cruel

Example Sentences

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“To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There is always noise around PSG and we just have to accept it," said the Spaniard, who said the defeat in Rennes was "cruel" on his side.

From Barron's

When it unravels like that, the whole spectacle starts to feel pretty cruel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".

From Barron's

He knew she didn’t mean to be cruel.

From Literature