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This is the second consecutive season in which the Warriors have been forced to make such an unkind cut. — Marc Stein, New York Times, "Omri Casspi a Casualty of Golden State’s Numbers Game," 8 Apr. 2018 The impetus for her escape seems to have been the discovery that Martha Washington planned to give her, as a human wedding present, to her unkind and tempestuous granddaughter, Eliza. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Speaking Plainly About Slavery," 18 Jan. 2019 But to start from too small is so unkind to an entire gender who are so hungry. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, ""We’re So Hungry!” Jameela Jamil Gets Real About the Effects of Photoshop," 31 Jan. 2019 Los Angeles Times There's an unkind stereotype out there that Angelenos are loath to crack open a book. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, "Essential California: Where's Gavin?," 21 Apr. 2018 There were some unkind responses to that online, specifically on Outside’s Facebook page. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Outside Magazine Executive Editor Axie Navas on Recode Media," 18 Apr. 2018 Such conscious juxtapositions of past and present might seem unkind. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: Hip-Hopping With the Stars in ‘Half Time’," 14 June 2018 Kim Jong Un saying, rather unkind things about President Trump. — Fox News, "Conway: Denuclearization of North Korea benefits the world," 12 June 2018 Care and attention Say goodbye to dentists who feel cold, detached or unkind. — Karlie Brand, sandiegouniontribune.com, "8 reasons you’ll wish this dentist was yours," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unkind.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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