take kindly to
Example Sentences
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But Dahl doesn’t take kindly to being managed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Even so, Lehto noted that workers may not take kindly to a competitor’s car being parked in a spot earmarked for a company vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Verstappen did not take kindly to the penalties, and his race engineer Giampiero Lambiase told him they came after a lot of “whingeing”.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
“Judges aren’t going to take kindly to that no matter who they are.”
From Salon • May 31, 2024
Here’s a hypothesis: Twig wouldn’t take kindly to a newcomer.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
