kindly act
Example Sentences
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When I had finished this kindly act, Tom came out of the house with a lantern in his hand.
From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Optic, Oliver
Eric ran sobbing to his room, but in his heart he believed that he had detected his father in a kindly act, and conceived that a Gloomster might occasionally relax.
From The Dreamers A Club by Bangs, John Kendrick
He turned his back abruptly on the old stone cross, wondering bitterly whether the Englishwoman who had done this kindly act was still alive.
From The Red Cross Barge by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
He told the jail officials that he brought along a fellow who was going to do a kindly act for John's sister.
From Overshadowed A Novel by Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert)
The only strawberry jam we ever had on the Peninsula came to us in tins, from which the labels had been stripped by some kindly act of Providence.
From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir
