Explore Cruelly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cruelly meaning
In a cruel manner.
Using Cruelly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a cruel manner.
- In the example corpus, cruelly often appears in combinations such as: was cruelly, cruelly taken, were cruelly.
Context around Cruelly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cruelly
- In this selection, "cruelly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, positioned, tad, home, taken, cancelled and damaged stand out and add context to how "cruelly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tad cruelly said it and and then cruelly cancelled again. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cruelly" sits close to words such as abidjan, acb and achievers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cruelly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Our passionate, loving and free-spirited sister was cruelly taken away. (11 words)
As impressive as the Waco rally was, Donald Trump is cruelly damaged goods. (13 words)
The two were so close that Múspell decided to cruelly burn Hvergel with his flame. (15 words)
But one mum has said she didn't receive a warm welcome when she took her children to swimming lessons, as she was cruelly told that "nobody wants to see" her stomach when she stepped into the pool wearing a bikini. (41 words)
As soon as we (explicitly or implicitly) put comparative values on different lives, she concludes, the results tend to feel either “cruelly unequal” or “brutally standardised”. forces us to some very uncomfortable questions about whether we can do better. (39 words)
Cruelly cancelled in 2001, and then cruelly cancelled again just as it was hitting its stride on Amazon, Ben Edlund’s The Tick is a delicious, hyper-real satire adapted from his own cult comic book. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cruelly cancelled in 2001, and then cruelly cancelled again just as it was hitting its stride on Amazon, Ben Edlund’s The Tick is a delicious, hyper-real satire adapted from his own cult comic book.
A mum has made a heartfelt pledge to her late husband after he was cruelly taken away from her in a motorbike crash.
And then there are the dreaded massage stations, positioned cruelly to tempt every tired runner to linger a while and get some attention for aching, cramping legs.
As impressive as the Waco rally was, Donald Trump is cruelly damaged goods.
Deaths of under 25s also increased by seven per cent, rising to 16 - confounding the repeated excuses churned out by government ministers about an “ageing cohort” that was cruelly expected to die off.
Detective Inspector Amanda Sykes, of Cumbria Police’s major incident team, said: ‘Woolveridge’s victims were already extremely distressed at the loss of their much loved pets, when he cruelly chose to prey on them.
It comes as Ms Dorries has claimed “posh boys” Mr Sunak and his adviser James Forsyth were behind moves to “duplicitously and cruelly” block her from getting a peerage.
It wasn’t the finest of etchings, and Susan, perhaps a tad cruelly, said it looked more like a worm than a snake.
Looking back, the time we’ve spent outside the Football League was cruelly frustrating, despite the moments of joy we experienced along the way.
On another occasion, he allegedly accused her of being sexually attracted to her own brother, and is said to have cruelly taunted her over her desire for children.
Our passionate, loving and free-spirited sister was cruelly taken away.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas spent his Saturday drinking beer and thinking about retirement from footy after his University team were cruelly knocked out of the finals.
The caretaker of the orphanage she was living at had taken offense at Asa’s attachment to her cat and, under the guise of giving it a better home, cruelly drowned it in a nearby river.
The Griquas skipper was cruelly denied a URC shot at the start of last season with the Lions when a knee injury curtailed his plans.
The two were so close that Múspell decided to cruelly burn Hvergel with his flame.
A DOG walker from Dorchester came to the rescue of five pet rabbits which were cruelly dumped at a beauty spot.
As a football fan, he would no doubt have enjoyed cheering on England last night (Sunday, June 16), but for his life to be cruelly taken away like this is heartbreaking.
As soon as we (explicitly or implicitly) put comparative values on different lives, she concludes, the results tend to feel either “cruelly unequal” or “brutally standardised”. forces us to some very uncomfortable questions about whether we can do better.
But one mum has said she didn't receive a warm welcome when she took her children to swimming lessons, as she was cruelly told that "nobody wants to see" her stomach when she stepped into the pool wearing a bikini.
Her lies - and the fear of being exposed - ultimately led to her cruelly killing her parents.
Common combinations with cruelly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was cruelly 9×
- cruelly taken 6×
- were cruelly 6×
- is cruelly 4×
- and cruelly 4×
- cruelly and 4×
- then cruelly 3×
- to cruelly 3×
- be cruelly 3×
- cruelly cut 3×