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
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
The crowd unkindly chanted at the refs what they thought of them.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
“You fellows need to keep it down,” he said, though not unkindly.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.