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Recent Examples of unkindly
Adverb
This move wouldn't be looked at unkindly by new Brazil national team manager Dorival Jr., who is currently in Europe to keep tabs on players such as Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Vitor Roque and Raphinha. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Mischa was one of the young women stalked by photographers and treated unkindly by online bloggers. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023 David Brace says he’s seen more travelers treat each other unkindly in recent months, including confrontations over masks and personal space. Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021 So, any threats to Levesque’s new creative control would also likely be looked upon unkindly by talent. Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unkindly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkindly
Adjective
  • Several viewers left unkind comments about Peck's decision to stop shaving below the post.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • The planet's environmental conditions have proven unkind to the prehistoric animals unleashed all over the world, while humanity has pretty much lost all interest in these majestic creatures.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • At this point, the major labels are practically giving away disks, throwing them into large boxes, sometimes with lavish notes and photos, sometimes with contemptuous bareness.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • By contrast, there’s something almost nakedly contemptuous about the end of this season.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Trump, too, is scornful of what European diplomacy could achieve, declaring recently that Iran doesn’t want to talk to Europe.
    Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
  • The cast gets a huge boost at midseason with the arrival of John Leguizamo, equally broadly funny and vulnerable as Dave’s disgraced former partner, and Anna Chlumsky, hilariously scornful as a law enforcement outsider who gets brought into the story’s chaos.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Living the Values: Nothing is more disparaging for employees than having a leader who demonstrates behaviors that do not align with the organizational values, and no one seems to care.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • After America voted to pair Brown with the new bombshell, Iris Kendall, Mustafa erupted into a tantrum that involved crying, screaming across the villa and calling Brown derogatory names.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 17 July 2025
  • But fans quickly drew a connection between Ortega's unexpected departure and the calls from viewers for her removal after the discovery of past social media posts that included the use of a derogatory term referencing the Asian community.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Trump has even been disdainful or dismissive of the United States’ traditional allies, such as Mexico and Argentina.
    Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017
  • Wise minds inside the Trump administration will hopefully choose to drop a suit first introduced during by a Biden administration reflexively disdainful of big.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What's on top of a Cincinnati mayor candidate's head has garnered a lot of attention and some snide remarks.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
  • Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Advertisement Homer auditions for the voice of the obnoxious canine and lands the gig.
    Keith Murphy, Time, 24 July 2025
  • She’s caught between her perfect match Harry (Pedro Pascal) and her obnoxious ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans).
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025

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“Unkindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkindly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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