stony-hearted

Example Sentences

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There’s a rousing speech about the God of Capital, “a white-faced, stony-hearted monster” that says, “‘I’m very sorry for you, poor fellows — you have a cruel time of it, I know,’ but will not give you one dollar of its dividends to help you have a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times

By miserable Leandro, and by his stony-hearted family.

From The New Yorker

However, you'dbe stony-hearted indeed not to watch this on the edge of tears throughout.

From The Guardian

"From my own experience I cannot speak," replied the Count, "for I am a very stony-hearted person, but I should think that a man might."

From Project Gutenberg

I have forgotten to say that, in my chagrin against Annouchka, I attempted to revive in my thoughts the image of my stony-hearted widow, but had my labor for my pains.

From Project Gutenberg