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

That’s because we joined together to do a kindness to some one.

From The Magic World by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)

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

"I hope I am not so churlish as not to be willing to do a kindness to anybody," he went on rapidly, "but I resent being treated as dirt by such as you."

From The Squire's Daughter by Hocking, Silas K(itto)