kindliness

Example Sentences

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“Fun and games in pestilence/We could use, use some kindly kindliness,” he sings in “Tag,” adding, “Still shake your fist/A kind of gritted bliss.”

From New York Times

A Massachusetts judge ruled that Adelson, while “perhaps lacking paternal kindliness,” had not defrauded or misled his sons.

From Los Angeles Times

“I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you,” Fred persists, all kindliness.

From New York Times

When Tup persuades Doris to attend a local Fourth of July party, he thinks, “There are lessons in these gatherings about kindliness and generosity.”

From Washington Post

Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated the new speaker, predicting he would bring his “signature kindliness and reasonableness to our proceedings.”

From New York Times