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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The man assented with pleasure—it paid to do a kindness for a Strangewey.
From The Hillman by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Now keep quiet, and think of something pleasant,--of some one you are going to do a kindness to.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
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
“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