Definition of UNKINDLY

Examples of unkindly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

But when the hearts unkindly broke 5-1, South was sunk. — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, "Bridge: June 25, 2019," 25 June 2019 Biden’s initial bid for the prize in 1988 famously blew up when rivals unkindly publicized his plagiarism of a stump speech given by Neil Kinnock, a British Labour Party politician. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "No Joe!," 10 June 2019 But all the attention, all the post-match pub talk, all the morning papers would focus cruelly and unkindly on one man in particular: The isolated young German who was sitting alone in his own penalty area, Loris Karius. — SI.com, "How Karius’ Kiev Nightmare Perfectly Demonstrates the Need for Villains Along With Heroes in Sport," 29 May 2018 Think about it like this, the man—who by now has identified himself as Herman Weisberg, private detective—says, not unkindly: There’s a row of nice houses. — Jessica Pressler, Town & Country, "Meet Herman Weisberg, the Mistress Whisperer Who Handles Affairs Gone Wrong," 10 Jan. 2018 History will likely not only look unkindly at Trump, but those staring steadfastly at the floor, too. — Isobel Thompson, vanityfair.com, "Dismayed and Demoralized, White House Staffers Are Still Standing by Trump," 16 Aug. 2017 History will likely not only look unkindly at Trump, but those staring steadfastly at the floor, too. — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, "Dismayed and Demoralized, White House Staffers Are Still Standing by Trump," 16 Aug. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unkindly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.