How to Use kindly in a Sentence

kindly

1 of 2 adjective

• A kindly woman helped him find his way home.
• Laugh at the boy, as the teens do, or melt with the kindly woman.
  — Walker Mimms, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• The kindly agent said a single ring was left at the Chelsea store.
  — Katie Arnold-Ratliff, The Cut, 10 Apr. 2018
• What will happen when the kindly old man does not come to pick up the teenagers’ waste?
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 20 May 2022
• When Truman Capote died, the kindly ones of the world press asked me to comment.
  — The Editors, Daily Intelligencer, 24 Oct. 2017
• Nikolov is bald with a kindly face and a lilting voice.
  — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2017
• What kind of a person could move the kindly Bartow to fury?
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• Brian Tyree Henry once again makes the most of his small role as a kindly cop.
  — Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2019
• In all of this, the crown sits on the head of a kindly, subdued man, undervalued all his life.
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• And Ginger Caggiano, that kindly woman behind the wheel, is ready to take her kids to the place where the teachers take over.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• Finally, a kindly fly shop in Taos mapped out a can’t-miss spot.
  — Ian Dille, Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2022
• Apart from the usual crudeness of Trump’s rhetoric, this picture of Biden as the kindly face of the Red Terror doesn’t make much sense.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2020
• A kindly woman who lived two miles north of the Arboretum found him at her doorstep on May 11.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 22 May 2017
• Cady’s mom, Regina’s mom and the kindly teacher Mrs. Norbury (played by Fey herself in the movie).
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2022
• His strong-willed big sister is not going to take this kindly.
  — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2021
• On a scrubby plateau in the middle ground, a kindly donkey pauses near the edge of a chalky precipice over which stands an alert heron.
  — William E. Wallace, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
• Best of all, Moreno is back, in a new role as the widow of Doc, the kindly neighborhood corner store owner.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2021
• Then policías come and a kindly policía gives Luca a nice cold refresco.
  — Sarah Menkedick, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• The kindly vet hadn’t come prepared for this drastic action.
  — V. S. Naipaul, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2019
• The kindly Pumbaa (Christina Clements) wore a warthog's nose and furry black headpiece and ears.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 June 2017
• Gordon Elias, the kindly G.I. who gets riddled with machine gun fire in a rice paddy at the end of Platoon.
  — Ben Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2018
• Perla, the kindly coyote, is straight out of a Dickens story.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
• Most people would say one of three things: golf, socks, and kindly grandfathers.
  — Diana Tsui, The Cut, 29 June 2017
• In other cultures, the October full moon was also known as the blood moon, the kindly moon and the blackberry moon.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2017
• Luli’s kindly outreach inspires the group, and soon all the children are chattering away.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
• Is there any kindly way of getting him to stop without being a bad guy myself?
  — Carolyn Hax, Philly.com, 30 July 2017
• Of course the dog has more latitude than Emma to flee into nature and take up with a kindly game warden, which is part of the point.
  — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019
• But one kindly hall director gave her a suggestion that changed the course of her career.
  — Donna Provencher, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Oct. 2021
• In his kindly gaze and gentle hands, Arthur, who initially comes across as a bad-boy literary posturer, is both bemused bystander and acutely sensitive soul.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• The character is an amalgamation of several people Sudeikis has met, including a kindly basketball coach in high school and the revered basketball coach John Wooden.
  — Mark Kennedy, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2020

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kindly

2 of 2 adverb

• They kindly offered to help us.
• She always treats animals kindly.
• Their defense is still a work in progress, to put it kindly.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
• The knight didn’t seem to take too kindly to Joffrey’s threats of blackmail.
  — ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
• State it kindly and clearly and do NOT feel guilty about it.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022
• Even the wins have been marked by the unexpected, to put it kindly.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• Then approach the gate agent and kindly state your request.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2023
• That bat got a little too close to the Tennessee dugout, and the Vols didn’t take too kindly to the gesture.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 2 May 2022
• A lot of people have kindly given me marmalade over the years.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
• And the fadeout is where the girl recognizes the tramp as her benefactor and takes it kindly.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
• In a world of peace people would speak kindly to each other and try to help each other.
  — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2022
• The test proctor kindly tried to put me at ease and then glanced at her computer — her eyes widened.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Suns guard Cameron Payne didn’t take too kindly Williamson's late game display.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2022
• What people needed that night was a kindly grownup plan from someone above the fray.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 26 May 2022
• And that was kindly built for me by a fellow named David Carpenter.
  — Hunter Boyce, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
• Judge didn't take kindly to getting hit on the elbow in the fifth inning Sunday.
  — Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
• The comfort of their home confines didn’t treat the Milwaukee Brewers as kindly as the west coast.
  — Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• Dear Carolyn: What is the best way to gracefully and kindly end a long-term friendship?
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2022
• The market didn’t react kindly to the move and Tesla shares dropped 16% over the subsequent two days.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
• Geoff so kindly came to San Pedro and walked under the camera for me all day.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2023
• Being your best self and speaking kindly of yourself and others brings good luck for the year.
  — Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 1 Dec. 2022
• The Lakers star spoke very kindly after the Lakers game against the 76ers about the journalist who introduced him to the world.
  — Mike D. Sykes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
• Factor kindly sent me three free meals for this review.
  — Allaire Nuss, Health, 26 Feb. 2023
• Many said no, some more kindly than others, but to my surprise, a couple said yes.
  — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
• The man had kindly thrown in some free kitchenware and other household supplies.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
• June doesn't think Canada will take kindly to Luke, a refugee, killing one of its citizens.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• And then, smiling above it all like a kindly uncle, Stalin.
  — Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
• Or that Daemon and his allies do not take kindly to the king's decision.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022
• The typically mild-mannered and kindly Apacki could feel her face flush.
  — Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
• Within half an hour of my house there are three quilting stores, all of them staffed by kindly women eager to provide advice, support, and praise.
  — Ayelet Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024

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