kindly

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Turner tutored Maggie in French, German, English literature, and history, kindly treating her like a daughter.

From Literature

Dunk, a hedge knight who cannot abide the strong preying on the weak, might have intervened regardless of his romantic feelings for Tanselle, the Dornish puppet master who treated him kindly.

From Salon

The first is to detach with love — that is, politely and kindly, and with no explanations or blame.

From MarketWatch

A kindly bounce and he was in for a blink-and-you-miss-it score.

From BBC

Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".

From BBC