cruelly

Example Sentences

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"Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause," Pelley wrote in a statement, cited in US media reports.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It was the look of a young man who had just been cruelly pushed around by someone with more power.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

In a tribute, Ratcliffe's family described him as a "true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

But the fourth a soul match with Alfred Steele, the president of Pepsi-Cola, which was cut cruelly short after four years by his death in 1959 from a heart attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Its handle was carved to look like a crow’s head, with a cruelly pointed beak.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo