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

"I will do everything I can to ensure women and girls can live free from fear and harm - something Sarah was so cruelly denied."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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

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

“Pray do, my dear Miss Lucas,” she added in a melancholy tone, “for nobody is on my side, nobody takes part with me. I am cruelly used, nobody feels for my poor nerves.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen