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
But the Magic Circle did not take kindly to the news.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
Controversy: The movie was considered a thinly veiled swipe at real-life newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, who did not take kindly to the celluloid portrait.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
“Judges aren’t going to take kindly to that no matter who they are.”
From Salon • May 31, 2024
They didn’t take kindly to people pretending to be officers of the law.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
