| Violence is becoming unbelievably crueler and wars, often under false pretexts and lies, are increasing in number. |
| Or they can attempt to apply it reliably, consistently, and fairly — which does not satisfy the urge for vengeance and is much crueler to death-row inmates, who are usually kept for long stretches in solitary confinement. |
| Satire 15 tells of a riot in Egypt during which a man was torn to pieces and eaten: a proof that men are crueler than animals. |
| To say categorically that it is crueler to put any cat to sleep rather than send it outdoors is a rash overgeneralization. |
| The crueler the camps became, the more fervently they were covered up. |
| There is no crueler thing than a city crowd, all eyes and morbid curiosity. |
