How to Use kindly in a Sentence

kindly

1 of 2 adjective
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  • 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
  • The new president will be chosen by a vote in the House, with the next vice president chosen by the Senate, as Frank kindly man-splains to us.
    — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
  • To many of us, Jacques Pepin is a kindly, accessible French culinary god.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
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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 | Mheim@al.com, 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
  • That help has been kindly given me by some the the earlier members of our society to whom my thanks are due.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • End of carousel Say it one-on-one, kindly, with an eye to planting this idea in her heart vs. persuading her this very instant.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024

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