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

Spurs were almost cruelly outclassed as Arsenal's advantage at the top of the table returned to five points, although Pep Guardiola's City have a game in hand.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

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

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo