unkindness
Example Sentences
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Lynn, son of former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, has Bruins defensive personnel on the field and the sideline constantly cackling and crowing like, well, an unkindness of ravens.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023
So yeah, his politics were pretty far on the right wing, but there was no unkindness in him.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022
This arrangement has worked beautifully since third grade, shielding both of them from the unkindness of other children when it comes to their unique personality traits.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
The common defense against an accusation of unkindness — let's call it the Jerk's Rejoinder — is some version of, “You're too sensitive,” or, “You can't take a joke.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022
“It’d be doin’ ’em an unkindness, Hermione,” he said gravely, threading a massive bone needle with thick yellow yarn.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
