kindness
noun
kind·ness
ˈkīn(d)-nəs 
Examples of kindness in a Sentence
We thanked her for her many kindnesses.
You would be doing me a great kindness if you agreed to help.
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Having a solid structure in place can allow kindness to thrive without compromising the performance of your team or operations.
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Your loving kindness stays with me.
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Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
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The two incidents meant that neither had a chance of making the top five and progressing to Monday’s final, prompting Van de Velde’s act of kindness.
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Roxana Diaconu, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Your loving kindness stays with me.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The two incidents meant that neither had a chance of making the top five and progressing to Monday’s final, prompting Van de Velde’s act of kindness.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kindness
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“Kindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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kindness
noun
kind·ness
ˈkīn(d)-nəs
1
: a kind deed : favor
returned his kindness
2
: the quality or state of being kind
treat others with kindness
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