cruel
Example Sentences
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It was a lesson in the cruel demands of monarchy on those who belong to it.
From BBC
He was, in other words, a cruel man.
Still, they tried again and on the second time, something felt different as Daisy says: "When I found out I was pregnant again, I thought the world cannot be this cruel twice."
From BBC
There is nothing naive about these women who came of age during Putin’s cruel regime, but they nonetheless believe they can change things.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet none found the back of the net, leaving the game to be decided on penalties, the cruelest, meanest, most unfair — and most exciting — way to determine a winner.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
