cruelty
Example Sentences
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There have been numerous variations on “the cruelty is the point” since then, but Serwer’s take remains the original.
From Salon
“Their refusal to provide this family with answers, their refusal to provide his attorneys with answers, says something about the lack of care and the cruelty of the moment right now for DHS.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Sook tells a shamed Buddy, “there is only one unpardonable sin—deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.”
Police officers who responded to a call of animal cruelty around 3:11 p.m. were directed to Michael Langman, 39, who was being held by witnesses.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Russell was charged with assault on a person with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and felony animal cruelty causing the death of an animal, Mr. Sauve said.
From New York Times
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