Example Sentences

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The hog jokes are, actually, very funny, but more impressive is the indifference he’s maintained around unkindness from internet strangers.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

That view absolves us of trying to understand the systemic source of those indignities as something other than unkindness.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024

Lynn, son of former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, has Bruins defensive personnel on the field and the sideline constantly cackling and crowing like, well, an unkindness of ravens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

This arrangement has worked beautifully since third grade, shielding both of them from the unkindness of other children when it comes to their unique personality traits.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

The checkout lady at the grocery store would be rude to me and her simple unkindness would unnerve me for the rest of the day because I never knew—I had no way of knowing—

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi