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
The Leeds boss suggested captain Pascal Struijk had seen the ball bounce unkindly in front of his goalkeeper, causing Meslier to let it spin past him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
“All right,” said Professor McGonagall, not unkindly, “go up to the hospital wing, please, Leanne, and get Madam Pomfrey to give you something for shock.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
