kindly act
Example Sentences
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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
The return of this book to you is an echo of the kindly act of your countrymen in the city of Philadelphia in 1866.
From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by Bradford, William
In a land where three thousand years of intrigue has bred a suspicious people, a kindly act is not the best symptom.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry
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)
Three years and nine months in jail for a kindly act!
From The Spoilers of the Valley by Watson, Robert
