unkindly

Example Sentences

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She pointed out, not unkindly, that working alone is the arrangement I chose six years ago.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Her inflated self-esteem is a force of nature never wielded unkindly, unless provoked.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

As a reader might gather, “Neighbors” falls into the category of what is unkindly categorized as freak-show documentary—the characters are objects of morbid curiosity or, maybe, pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"I was just looking up 30-foot camera tracks, and they do exist," she replies - not unkindly, but with enough force to make her point clear.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

“Always in your own world, aren’t you?” said Mel, but not unkindly.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby