cruelly

Example Sentences

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"Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause," Pelley wrote in a statement, cited in US media reports.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

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

It was the look of a young man who had just been cruelly pushed around by someone with more power.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Despite the liver spots and the purplish swags under his eyes, he at last appeared the cruelly handsome plutocrat, though somewhat reduced.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan