unkindly

Example Sentences

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She pointed out, not unkindly, that working alone is the arrangement I chose six years ago.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Her inflated self-esteem is a force of nature never wielded unkindly, unless provoked.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Tabloids and magazines regularly reported on the state of the relationship, often unkindly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

As a reader might gather, “Neighbors” falls into the category of what is unkindly categorized as freak-show documentary—the characters are objects of morbid curiosity or, maybe, pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

He himself sat down behind his desk and fixed me with a penetrating but not unkindly eye.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl