cruelly

Example Sentences

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Giovanni tries desperately to renovate the room to make it a home for them, but David cruelly rejects his offering of a future together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"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

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

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

When a Spanish priest saw how cruelly the natives were treated and how rapidly they were dying, he recommended a solution.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis