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
She mistook it even when she tried to do a kindness to Margherita.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
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
Owen's cottage was not on his direct road, but he did not mind going out of his way to do a kindness.
From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus
When you do a kindness, make a small thing of it, though it be a great; and when you receive a kindness, make much of it, though it be small.
From Arabian Wisdom by Wortabet, John
