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

Generosity is to do a kindness before it is asked, and to pity and give a man who asks.

From Arabian Wisdom by Wortabet, John

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

“It does not require so much eloquence to urge me to do a kindness, my little friend,” he replied.

From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various

Never was he too busy to do a kindness to him or his.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell