take kindly to
Example Sentences
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Even so, Lehto noted that workers may not take kindly to a competitor’s car being parked in a spot earmarked for a company vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The “Enola Holmes” star didn’t take kindly to that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
Verstappen did not take kindly to the penalties, and his race engineer Giampiero Lambiase told him they came after a lot of “whingeing”.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
“Judges aren’t going to take kindly to that no matter who they are.”
From Salon ● May 31, 2024
Tata Ndu came here personally to tell us that the gods of his village did not take kindly to the minister of corruption.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
