kindly act
Example Sentences
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When I had finished this kindly act, Tom came out of the house with a lantern in his hand.
From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Optic, Oliver
Embittered by her sad past, she had no thoughts of the rights of others, until Ralph did her a kindly act and changed all the motives of her life.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
"Perhaps nature has already done that kindly act for you," I put in, as he paused to take a long breath with which to whet his wrath.
From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Optic, Oliver
In a land where three thousand years of intrigue has bred a suspicious people, a kindly act is not the best symptom.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry
The only strawberry jam we ever had on the Peninsula came to us in tins, from which the labels had been stripped by some kindly act of Providence.
From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir
