How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When memory plays an old tune on the heart!. From LearnThat.org. [Eliza Cook (1818-1889).]
A cruelly bitter winter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He treated his students cruelly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. ,a cruel remark; a cruel affliction. From Dictionary.com.
All had been slain cruelly, their eyes cut from their heads, their backs flayed with heavy whips until the ribs showed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference
She had treated him "cruelly," and it was for this reason that he was moved to seek his freedom. From Wordnik.com. [The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.] Reference
The government cruelly used its starving children. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Children] Reference
(In fact, he once cruelly slaughtered Aura's little brother.). From Wordnik.com. [Christina García's "The Lady Matador's Hotel," reviewed by Carolyn See] Reference
A black man is cruelly battered by three white police officers. From Wordnik.com. [Why It Happened: An L.A. Cop's View] Reference
She made faces — masks, happy and sad — it cruelly aped her. From Wordnik.com. [A Theology of Anorexia] Reference
All this sound and fury is about cruelly bringing the door to her. From Wordnik.com. [The Spiritual State: Catching the Moon] Reference
Nobody, however, was ever punished for treating prisoners too cruelly. From Wordnik.com. [Facing A Grisly Past] Reference
The disaster cruelly punctuates the most tumultuous period in modern Japanese history. From Wordnik.com. [The Age Of Hubris Ends] Reference
Yes, we cruelly took away her "normalcy," she'd tell her attorney in a more perfect world. From Wordnik.com. [Deleted!] Reference
The article's implication that other types of meat are produced cruelly is absolutely valid. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: A HUMBLE DEFENDER OF THE CATHOLIC FAIT] Reference
But you think like that when what's so precious to you -- your writing -- is cruelly attacked. From Wordnik.com. [Writer on Trial] Reference
And it's cruelly insensitive to tell patients how fortunate they are to have a particular cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Curing Cancer] Reference
And no, their discomfort doesn't match that of the schools so cruelly mucked around and disappointed. From Wordnik.com. [Diary] Reference
Her lack of knowledge of domestic politics and international affairs was cruelly exposed by the media. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin's Iowa trip points to 2012 presidential run] Reference
The pressuring of middle-class young people into officebound, paper-pushing jobs is cruelly shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Notable] Reference
It has the potential to restore to us the priceless experiences our faulty memories have cruelly discarded. From Wordnik.com. [This Is Your Life, Every Bit of It!] Reference
In the past I had told myself that slaves were treated more cruelly in the Deep South than in my home state. From Wordnik.com. [What's In A Name? A Legacy Of Slavery.] Reference
Dr. HOLMES: In which the free-born mouse, cruelly imprisoned in a laboratory cage, appeals for its right to life. From Wordnik.com. [A Mouse Asks for Mercy] Reference
Birchwood, who suffered from ME, was strangled and left "cruelly trussed-up" with parcel tape and electrical cord. From Wordnik.com. [World record holder turned hitman jailed for murder] Reference
To a man, they are similar to lottery winners and their presence on TV is cruelly deceptive to their electronic proteges. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Examples] Reference
We do care if animals are being treated cruelly as matter of routine, which they are, all over the world on a daily basis. From Wordnik.com. [Veggies have a duty to say meat is still murder] Reference
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