cruelty
noun
the state or quality of being cruel.
cruelties
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pluralof cruelty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Amid these cruelties, the conduct of Mr. McConnell and his staff are worthy of emulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
From a young age, even in the glitter of 1990s excess, I lived at odds with the cruelties of empire.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
But he also pointed to the cruelties of man.
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
Hedrick and Jerome, as homosexuals determined to flourish in a narrowly heteronormative culture, knew the myriad social controls and cruelties, casual and otherwise, that strangle daily life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She had heard stories about the cruelties of slavery from the older black people around Martinsburg, West Virginia.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
