How to Use unkind in a Sentence

unkind

adjective

• It was unkind of you not to invite her.
• How could you be so unkind?
• But at Grasse in the spring of 1891, the weather was unkind.
  — Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
• The next day was agony, driving through the desert, the scenery sharp and unkind.
  — Chris Rush, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• Keep in mind that there are both kind and unkind ways to do this.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• In the show, those around Sheila aren't privy to her often unkind thoughts.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 31 July 2021
• The past month has been unkind to Nick Richards on the basketball court.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2018
• In a game that was unkind to goalies, Jeremy Swayman took the worst of it.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• The race to get in the front door of the housing market took an unkind turn for buyers in 2020.
  — Etta Money, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
• In the 1982 film, an unkind man goes off to war, leaving behind a wife and child.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 26 Aug. 2019
• None of his rivals was unkind enough to point out the error.
  — Michael Dresser, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• His view of fellow Yalie Bill Buckley was, to say the least, unkind.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
• My dog, disturbed and unkind to strangers, is barking at her to leave.
  — Kellyn B. Eaddy, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
• Pomona’s breakthrough win The first four weeks of the season were quite unkind to Pomona Panthers.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
• Tammy called both women all kinds of names and was deeply unkind to them.
  — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2020
• And even if some of the advanced metrics have been unkind to him at times this season.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022
• But the slate also proved unkind to a number of other passers.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020
• Here's a quick look at some of the unkind criticism of Simmons' one-point game.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 4 May 2018
• Then there’s the fact that the Vols play at Alabama next week, a game that figures to be super unkind to the Vols.
  — Andrew Astleford, ajc, 14 Oct. 2017
• The final month of summer has long been unkind to the occupant of the Oval Office.
  — Mike Memoli, NBC News, 31 July 2022
• The world can be very fickle and not welcoming and unkind.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2020
• Others have weighed in that Wolf’s comments were an unkind joke about her looks.
  — refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Making comics is not easy (writes a guy who has never made one), and the business end can be unkind.
  — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• And if his record of the past four years isn’t improved over the next four, the evaluation is destined to be unkind.
  — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
• The Memorial has been unkind to Fowler in recent years.
  — Ap, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
• The rim had been unkind, even a one-on-one post-up on Stephen Curry coming up empty.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• The cruel twists of fate are unkind to the misfortunate.
  — Alyssa Rosenberg, The Denver Post, 24 May 2017
• The core of Melanie's character—and, in turn, the film—is a frustration with unkind people.
  — Sam Fragoso, Esquire, 2 Mar. 2017
• At the time, the literature advised divorced parents to never say anything unkind about one’s ex.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
• The sisters are friendly at first, but things get tense when Julia points out how unkind Susannah's mom was to her and Susannah defends her mama's actions.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024