Examples of heartless in a Sentence
a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog
a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners
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Short of stealing the hedgehog from the girls, Lilian could do nothing to stop them from obtaining heartless pleasure from its helplessness, just as the world did nothing to save the girls or many other children.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The film depicts heartless wealth, social class and the dehumanizing treatment workers receive in the hands of the ultra-rich.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
The heartless stunt came weeks after the death of 57-year-old homeless woman Debrina Kawam, who police say was set on fire by 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant Sabastian Zapeta at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. station on Dec. 22.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The film depicts heartless wealth, social class and the dehumanizing treatment workers receive in the hands of the ultra-rich.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
The heartless stunt came weeks after the death of 57-year-old homeless woman Debrina Kawam, who police say was set on fire by 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant Sabastian Zapeta at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. station on Dec. 22.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Heartless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartless. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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