cruel
Example Sentences
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But occasionally, the mysteries of this one, often cruel life can be more agonizing than any grief.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: The Supreme Court held 25 years ago that it is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled people.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
The injury to White comes at a cruel time.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Evoking classics of the ‘60s and ’70s Latin American boom, the novel is sensual and darkly comic, suffused with the sense that, as Arias writes, “fate was a cruel, playful thing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
That the moment their circle was sealed, it was back to pranks and cruel jokes.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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