Get to know Cruellest better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Cruellest meaning
superlative form of cruel: most cruel
Using Cruellest
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of cruel: most cruel
- In the example corpus, cruellest often appears in combinations such as: the cruellest, cruellest month.
Context around Cruellest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cruellest
- In this selection, "cruellest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, month, way and sport stand out and add context to how "cruellest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are the cruellest and be the cruellest life form. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cruellest" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cruellest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We love football, but it can be the cruellest sport in the world. (13 words)
The bloodsport of dog fighting subjects dogs to the cruellest, inhumane practices, and treatments. (14 words)
August is the cruellest month, it seems, at least for patients in teaching hospitals in the UK. (17 words)
The 1997 season is remembered for the club's cruellest loss, to eventual premiers Adelaide in the preliminary final by two points after leading for much of the game and appearing to be headed for their first grand final since 1961. (41 words)
As Eden Taylor-Draper's character Belle was suffering from a lengthy campaign of abuse at the hands of Tom King, one of his cruellest acts yet happened back in August. (31 words)
Perhaps the cruellest cut is that the Royal Marines, of which Prince Harry is head, having taken over from Prince Philip, says his position is ‘now in doubt’. (28 words)
Surely the cruellest Conservative, careless of anyone but the wealthiest, must be aware that benefits have, under this and previous Tory administrations, been cut to the bone? (27 words)
Example sentences (15)
City lost the Championship play-off final in the cruellest way possible, losing 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shootout to Luton Town at Wembley Stadium.
The Dark Blues snatched all three points in the seventh minute of injury time through Joe Shaughnessy, inflicting the cruellest of defeats on the Staggies.
We love football, but it can be the cruellest sport in the world.
And in response to all of those moments where it means everything, it can crack the cruellest whip of fate.
As Eden Taylor-Draper's character Belle was suffering from a lengthy campaign of abuse at the hands of Tom King, one of his cruellest acts yet happened back in August.
Surely the cruellest Conservative, careless of anyone but the wealthiest, must be aware that benefits have, under this and previous Tory administrations, been cut to the bone?
Perhaps the cruellest cut is that the Royal Marines, of which Prince Harry is head, having taken over from Prince Philip, says his position is ‘now in doubt’.
Talking of beige, one of the cruellest terms I’ve recently heard applied to that tonal shade is “the Gary Barlow of the colour spectrum”.
When there’s a problem between her friends I point out that teenage girls can be the cruellest life form but eventually they grow up.
The bloodsport of dog fighting subjects dogs to the cruellest, inhumane practices, and treatments.
August is the cruellest month, it seems, at least for patients in teaching hospitals in the UK.
You can try to come to terms with people who just pass away from old age, but deaths by disease are the cruellest.
Among its best-known phrases are "April is the cruellest month", "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" and " Shantih shantih shantih ".
The 1997 season is remembered for the club's cruellest loss, to eventual premiers Adelaide in the preliminary final by two points after leading for much of the game and appearing to be headed for their first grand final since 1961.
The trip was filmed by the adventurer himself and made into a documentary titled "The Cruellest Journey".
Common combinations with cruellest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: