cruelty
Example Sentences
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"It's the gift we give to an audience, it's just to ruminate on that very serious subject, antisemitism, cruelty of all kinds, hatred of the other," Lithgow said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
To be accused of stealing one’s poems when the poems were the last shelter of the self was an unusual cruelty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
What we see isn’t gratuitous government cruelty, chaos or vengeance.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Altman didn’t build a culture of silence through cruelty.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Then there was the ragged bark of the newspaper editor, a tone that coupled wisdom with an unlimited capacity for cruelty.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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