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kindly

[kahynd-lee] / ˈkaɪnd li /




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Garnacho comes in kindly priced, but played just 1,261 minutes last season, providing one goal and four assists.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But when viewed in one way of many, “Howl’s Moving Castle” is an encouragement to look inward and see the truth about ourselves honestly and kindly.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

A 23-year-old university student in Tehran said history would judge Khamenei more kindly than does the present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Which isn’t to say that rock’s intelligentsia ever viewed him kindly.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

I slide my earmuffs down, and he smiles kindly at me.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

In theory — or in a kindlier, alternative universe — exercise would aid substantially in weight loss.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

“Bonobos have evolved in a forest that is kindlier in its food supply, and that allows them to be kindly, too,” Wrangham and Peterson write.

From The New Yorker Feb. 13, 2019

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., opened the House prayer asking at "a time fraught with tribalism at home and turbulence abroad" that lawmakers "become the architects of a kindlier nation."

From Fox News Jan. 3, 2019

Stockton says she wouldn’t have felt any kindlier toward the ACS if the mailings had omitted the warning.

From Science Magazine Apr. 28, 2015

“It's all right, I guess, Sonny,” she said in a kindlier tone.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

It’s also the band’s noisiest album — and perhaps its kindliest.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2024

So I completely get why Larry David would lay hands on the world’s kindliest Muppet on live TV.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2024

Boldest of all is the brief appearance of Richard O’Rourke as Ronald Paquin, a retired priest, who answers the door to Pfeiffer and answers her questions with the kindliest of smiles.

From The New Yorker Nov. 9, 2015

Finally, he leaned toward her and said in the kindliest sort of voice, “What book did you have in mind, my dear?”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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