How to Use kind in a Sentence

kind

1 of 2 noun
  • She described the color as a kind of red.
  • In this city, you'll find many kinds of people.
  • I like to try different kinds of food.
  • I think he's an accountant, financial adviser, or something of that kind.
  • The group called the site the first of its kind in the country.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The program is the first of its kind in the United States.
    Samantha Hendrickson, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Such units would be among the first of their kind in the country.
    Sanya Mansoor, Time, 25 Mar. 2022
  • From acrylic to polyester to vinyl, each kind has its pros and cons.
    Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2022
  • This is your chance to get your hands on 42 one-of-a-kind pieces.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 13 June 2019
  • All who knew her, knew her to be a kind and sweet soul.
    courant.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Yandel was the first one to speak and thanked Balvin for his kind words.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 21 July 2022
  • That would make the tragedy among the deadliest of its kind.
    Salman Masood, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • Grateful for all of you, and for the many kind notes today.
    Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Thank you to all my fans for your kind words and support.
    De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 17 Nov. 2018
  • Fouls of this kind will lead to one free throw and retention of the ball.
    Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • The kind who think sleep is for people who are lazy or dead.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
  • On the hike where all of my water sources were dry, I was saved by a kind stranger.
    Adrienne Marshall, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2019
  • And change did happen, but not the kind people had hoped for.
    Helen Raleigh, National Review, 4 June 2019
  • Thank you to everyone for your kind words over the past weeks.
    NBC News, 6 Oct. 2019
  • The Teixeira crisis isn’t the first of its kind for Discord.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Now, that may be the last kind word anyone says to you today.
    ABC News, 14 Nov. 2021
  • That’s kind of the plan if everything goes well this year.
    Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The species is the most aquatic of its kind and needs water to survive.
    Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
  • It’s a one-of-a-kind website that asks you to share a single minute with a stranger.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 2 June 2020
  • There are chores, along with reprieves from work of any kind.
    New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • There, in the trees, were a dozen pairs of healthy vultures, busy making more of their kind.
    Meera Subramanian, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Not the kind which are concave, but the really good ones.
    Haley Bennett As Told To Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 12 Oct. 2017
  • American food my boss had to teach me how to cook this kind.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Choose from a selection of stems for a one-of-a-kind bouquet.
    Karen Jackson, baltimoresun.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • And people who can’t secure work of any kind might have some thoughts for all of you.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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kind

2 of 2 adjective
  • It was very kind of you to show me the way.
  • Thank you for your kind words.
  • A kind old woman took the cat in and nursed it back to health.
  • With humor and a kind heart, Leach stood for the right things.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2022
  • My friend Sandy was kind and smart and had a great laugh.
    Barbara Markley, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The mean streets of Boston have not been very kind to me.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021
  • And for the most part, the strangers are really, very kind.
    Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • But the kind, young, Black man standing next to me did.
    Michael Obel-Omia, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The little girl was 6 years old, and life hadn’t been kind to her.
    Magda Hernandez, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2022
  • Her kind heart and smile will be missed by all who knew her.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • This year hasn't been nearly as kind to Wood as the last.
    Charles Riley, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Be kind, of course, but don’t be available to him in this way.
    Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Coors Field, though, has not been kind to the right-hander.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021
  • But this year hasn't been nearly as kind to Wood as the last.
    Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021
  • All of the honors and kind words, though, could not bring back her mom and close friend.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023
  • Your best bet is a kinder, warmer white that has just a hint of grey or beige in it.
    Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 27 July 2018
  • Your best bet is a kinder, warmer white that has just a hint of gray or beige in it.
    Jenna Milliner-Waddell, ELLE Decor, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The past few weeks have not been kind to smart luggage brands.
    Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2018
  • Toasting the year of the dragon, Kim and Garcia rose to share a few kind words with the room.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Even a kind word can mean the world to an overwhelmed person.
    Damar Services, Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Do one-of-a-kind things that can’t be done anywhere else.
    Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 14 May 2018
  • Keep in mind that there are both kind and unkind ways to do this.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His warmth, kind heart and clever sayings will be missed.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2020
  • His warmth, kind heart, and cleaver sayings will be missed.
    Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • But so far, reviews of Lewis’s book have not been kind.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In that sense, isn’t tagging almost a kind thing to do?
    Wired, 21 July 2022
  • Thank you for teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 20 May 2019
  • Yet April has not been kind to many of their biggest stars.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
  • My dad was a kind, sweet soul who blessed all who knew him and those who loved his work.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
  • That one wasn’t well liked, either, though time has been kinder to it.
    Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023

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