cruelly

Example Sentences

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For many cancer patients and their loved ones, it’s easier to expect the worst and hope for the best than it is to expect the best, only to be cruelly disappointed.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“The ophthalmologist did it very cruelly and quickly,” she recalled in an interview with the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, where she long served on the board and was chairwoman at the time of her death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I could grab another espresso to cruelly dunk my Boldúmen, but I have a better idea.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The costs of the border war between Thailand and Cambodia are cruelly obvious in the hospital in Mongkol Borei, a breezy, low-rise complex surrounded by trees.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“As a child, Lord Fredrick was cruelly teased for barking and howling when the moon was full. The Incorrigibles’ wolfish behavior reminded him of his own, but they had no shame about it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood