cruelly

Example Sentences

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“The ophthalmologist did it very cruelly and quickly,” she recalled in an interview with the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, where she long served on the board and was chairwoman at the time of her death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I could grab another espresso to cruelly dunk my Boldúmen, but I have a better idea.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

However, he still doesn’t appear to understand a likely reason for that blame: the unnecessary, cruelly forced mass hunger unique to this particular shutdown.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Suh’s mission here is similar to that of Bioh’s and Goblen’s in their respective plays: to humanize characters whose lives have been cruelly politicized.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Lord Stark had not treated him cruelly, but the long steel shadow of his greatsword had always been between them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin