cruel

Example Sentences

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It is hoped pre-Games testing will prevent the cruel situation that Britain's bobsleigh team found themselves in.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Given a slight tweak, “The Stranger” could be a film noir about a man who simply drifts along the currents of a cruel universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"The cruel irony is that AI-generated code requires more careful review than human-written code," software engineer Siddhant Khare wrote in a blog post.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Editor Danielius Kokanauskis cuts these sequences with Swiss-clock precision, mirroring the cruel precision of Soviet bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But in the year 49-763-B, the punishment was deemed too cruel, and it was decreed that no feline—no matter how evil, no matter how tyrannical—would ever again be sent to this horrible place.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth