kindly
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"Though I had a lot of people kindly offering help, you don't want to be a burden on people," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But when viewed in one way of many, “Howl’s Moving Castle” is an encouragement to look inward and see the truth about ourselves honestly and kindly.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
A 23-year-old university student in Tehran said history would judge Khamenei more kindly than does the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Which isn’t to say that rock’s intelligentsia ever viewed him kindly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
I then saw the station-master, who kindly put me in communication with the men who had actually received the boxes.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
In theory — or in a kindlier, alternative universe — exercise would aid substantially in weight loss.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
“Bonobos have evolved in a forest that is kindlier in its food supply, and that allows them to be kindly, too,” Wrangham and Peterson write.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 13, 2019
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., opened the House prayer asking at "a time fraught with tribalism at home and turbulence abroad" that lawmakers "become the architects of a kindlier nation."
From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2019
Artists who have worked with the company describe her as a mother and a nurturer, a kindlier one than Bessie or Chekhov’s Arkadina or Brecht’s Mother Courage, roles she has also played.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
“It's all right, I guess, Sonny,” she said in a kindlier tone.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
It’s also the band’s noisiest album — and perhaps its kindliest.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
So I completely get why Larry David would lay hands on the world’s kindliest Muppet on live TV.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
Boldest of all is the brief appearance of Richard O’Rourke as Ronald Paquin, a retired priest, who answers the door to Pfeiffer and answers her questions with the kindliest of smiles.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015
Finally, he leaned toward her and said in the kindliest sort of voice, “What book did you have in mind, my dear?”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
