unkindly

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Feb. 28, 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

History books—the serious ones, the sorts of histories that they might read from time to time—will treat them very unkindly.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023

I've been to the unkindly nicknamed Silicon Roundabout tech hub in east London, and the beautifully titled Silicon Glen in Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

“Always in your own world, aren’t you?” said Mel, but not unkindly.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby