cruel

Example Sentences

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Some Wall Street analysts are insisting that April — contrary to its label as the cruelest month — is actually one of the better months for the U.S. stock market.

From MarketWatch

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

The Unite union said the news would come as a "cruel blow to the workforce".

From BBC

“Don’t you see what you’re doing to the family? How could you be so cruel?”

From Literature

The cruel words from loved ones often find the deepest roots in our souls.

From Literature