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

"I wish to do a kindness to my brother," said Miss Mackenzie—"and to my niece."

From Miss Mackenzie by Trollope, Anthony

Yes, yes; that is all very well for him——" "It is very well for me too, Mr. Heron—to be able to do a kindness for any human creature.

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various

And away the man went, eager, as most British sailors are, to do a kindness to a fellow-sailor in distress.

From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Piffard, Harold

Had he even remotely fancied she would ever be anything nearer to him than just a formal friend who occasionally stooped to give a bright smile or do a kindness?

From The Search by Hill, Grace Livingston