On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Cruelty. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as malevolence or harshness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cruelty in a sentence
Cruelty meaning
- An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
- A cruel act.
Synonyms of Cruelty
Using Cruelty
- The main meaning on this page is: An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering. | A cruel act.
- Useful related words include: inhuman treatment, malevolence, harshness, cruelness.
- In the example corpus, cruelty often appears in combinations such as: animal cruelty, cruelty to, of cruelty.
Context around Cruelty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cruelty
- In this selection, "cruelty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, animal, brittle, aggravated, free, exploitation and undergirds stand out and add context to how "cruelty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include prevention of cruelty to animals, a brittle cruelty and animal cruelty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cruelty" sits close to words such as cautioned, coloured and feminist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cruelty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, brittle cruelty undergirds that beautific kindness is a brittle cruelty. (11 words)
Animal cruelty cases are difficult to prosecute under the best circumstances. (11 words)
Morgan Kinder faces six counts of aggravated cruelty and 16 counts of cruelty to animals. (15 words)
Animal Aid is here to help; you can get a free copy of our Have a Very Vegan Christmas booklet, which contains all the information you need to have a cruelty-free celebration, including recipes, shopping tips, gift ideas, and more. (41 words)
Additional Sessions Judge SC Jadhav said in the judgment that there is no evidence of cruelty at the hands of the accused and that there is “absolutely no evidence” to show that soon before her death she was ill-treated. (40 words)
Based on a book by gay author Thomas Savage, the film suggests that the cruelty displayed by ranch owner Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) resulted from losing the only person he ever loved: his departed mentor, Bronco Henry. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Grant describes Australia’s history as riven with cruelty, exploitation, and genocide and argues those with Indigenous blood are always victims of racism, and cruelty.
However, brittle cruelty undergirds that beautific kindness is a brittle cruelty.
Maya Chappell’s mother has been convicted of child cruelty and allowing her death while her partner was convicted of murder and cruelty.
Morgan Kinder faces six counts of aggravated cruelty and 16 counts of cruelty to animals.
Lindsey Alexandria Price, 29, was indicted by a Washington County grand jury earlier this month on one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and cruelty to animals.
Additional Sessions Judge SC Jadhav said in the judgment that there is no evidence of cruelty at the hands of the accused and that there is “absolutely no evidence” to show that soon before her death she was ill-treated.
A first offense of animal cruelty, including abandonment or neglect, could be a Class 1 misdemeanor.
A homeowner has suffered the cruelty of having his home broken into and trashed while in hospital recovering from heart surgery after a cardiac arrest.
American Humane, Animal Protection Agency, Movie Animals Protected, and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are considered mutually approved.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, about 920,000 animals are euthanized in U.S. shelters every year.
Amidst the humor and levity, also depicts chilling acts of animal cruelty in such a way that heavily affects its audience.
An animal cruelty investigation is underway after dogs needing medical care were found at a Gilbert residence, authorities said Wednesday.
And Prince Charles has gone for an animal-cruelty free version of olive oil scented with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and orange blossom.
Animal Aid is here to help; you can get a free copy of our Have a Very Vegan Christmas booklet, which contains all the information you need to have a cruelty-free celebration, including recipes, shopping tips, gift ideas, and more.
Animal cruelty cases are difficult to prosecute under the best circumstances.
As with all Inkey products, this one is vegan, cruelty-free and housed in recyclable packaging.
Australia’s refugee policy of off-shore processing was cold, calculated cruelty, now mired in corruption (″Refugees in PNG face eviction as dollars dry up″, 1/10).
Based on a book by gay author Thomas Savage, the film suggests that the cruelty displayed by ranch owner Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) resulted from losing the only person he ever loved: his departed mentor, Bronco Henry.
Because Brodie is a cruelty case he has had to wait for his case to go through court before he could become available for adoption.
Because of this it can’t be guaranteed that a vegan diet is cruelty-free, as animal habitats are lost through this practice.
Phrases with cruelty
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with cruelty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- animal cruelty 48×
- cruelty to 35×
- of cruelty 31×
- cruelty and 21×
- and cruelty 16×
- the cruelty 14×
- child cruelty 9×
- cruelty of 8×
- cruelty is 5×
- cruelty after 5×