do a kindness
Example Sentences
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“You did not expect a guard to do a kindness for you—that almost never happened,” recalled Jack.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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She had a small sense of humor combined with a kind heart; that is, she was always willing to do a kindness when it came directly in her way to do it.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Reed, Helen Leah
The man assented with pleasure—it paid to do a kindness for a Strangewey.
From The Hillman by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
It is pleasanter, they said, to do a kindness than to receive one.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
And can’t a body do a kindness for a lad without loving him?”
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth