cruel

Example Sentences

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“He is not ugly. This society is, when it’s greedy and cruel and doesn’t take care of people. Not him.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 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

Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In the letter, Almog proposed "to stop this way of deciding the winner by drawing lots, an immoral and even cruel system for the losing team and not honourable for the winner".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The words hit me like a cruel punch.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse