hard-hearted
Example Sentences
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Most of the guards are women and "sometimes they are kind, sometimes they are cruel and hard-hearted, depending on what orders they receive from a higher authority", says one of our sources.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024
Why do you think the officer Woodham relented and even personally delivered James to Darrowby, especially after giving that big speech about keeping focused and hard-hearted?
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
Otherwise, exercise would be bad for us, and even the most hard-hearted cynic agrees that exercise is not bad for you.
From Scientific American • Nov. 24, 2021
Peloton’s leadership — yes, looking at you, Mr. Foley — proved itself to be irresponsible, hard-hearted and woefully callous when faced with an indisputable safety problem.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2021
It may sound hard-hearted, but I can’t take criticism from Pim either, because not only do I never share my innermost thoughts with him, but I’ve pushed him even further away by being irritable.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
