cruels
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2019
Since Jackson died of heart failure at 48 in 1965, her work has never lacked for admirers, especially among aficionados of contes cruels and tales of existential disorientation.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2015
Se dirigeant a terre, deux matelots et le Capitaine Grant vont essayer d'aborder,' or 'ont aborde le continent ou ils seront,' or, 'sont prisonniers de cruels indigenes.
From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules
Ou de la possession des Religieuses Ursulines et de la condamnation et du supplice d'Urbain Grandier, curé de la même ville, cruels effets de la vengeance du Cardinal de Richelieu.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
Dieux cruels, s’il en est, éclairez mon courage.
From Letters on England by Voltaire
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