How to Use take kindly to in a Sentence

take kindly to

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• People did not take kindly to that.
  — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
• Vance didn’t take kindly to the fact-checking, which leads us to.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
• Amanda did not take kindly to my making fun of her house.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
• Oklahoma City didn’t take kindly to the sight of it.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
• Smith didn't take kindly to that and went after James this morning.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
• Chicagoans sometimes do not take kindly to the loss of an iconic homegrown brand.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
• For one thing, the powers that be don’t take kindly to the idea of multiples.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
• The stock markets did not take kindly to that news, tumbling yet again this morning.
  — Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
• Jasmine didn’t take kindly to the text — which was phrased as a demand rather than a request.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Momma bears don’t take kindly to their cubs being threatened.
  — James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
• Chiefs fans didn’t take kindly to the jab, flooding the post’s comments with angry replies.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
• Bitadze had choice words for his coach during live play, which Foster did not take kindly to.
  — Tony East, Forbes, 8 May 2021
• China, for its part, isn’t taking kindly to the tariff threats.
  — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
• Sliwa, who didn’t take kindly to being asked to withdraw.
  — Richard Hall, Time, 16 Nov. 2025
• Cardi didn’t take kindly to his remark and fired back hard at the retired rapper.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
• These two have lived in the same spot all their lives and don’t take kindly to outsiders coming in and changing things.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 July 2023
• Needless to say, the politician’s regime did not take kindly to any art with themes of resistance.
  — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2025
• The bull didn’t take kindly to camera-clicking, two-legged gawkers and went into anger mode.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
• Usually when that happens, an umpire won’t take kindly to that.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
• Wolff, however, did not take kindly to the comments and lashed out at his counterpart.
  — Dan Cancian, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
• When George and Harden did that, Lue didn’t take kindly to their remarks.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• Hang on to your tonnato sauce, because these golden-brown morsels would take kindly to a swipe through something creamy.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
• Hunter Biden’s legal team has not taken kindly to Ziegler’s efforts.
  — Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Initially, Poole didn’t take kindly to the invasion of his space.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
• Many critics did not take kindly to Sugimoto’s plans when they were first made public.
  — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
• However, Geralt is one of the last of his kind, and most people don’t take kindly to witchers.
  — Jordan Moreau, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2021
• The Royals and their fans didn’t take kindly to Chisholm’s words after Game 2.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
• Tracy didn't take kindly to Shatner's comment.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
• The Iranians obviously won’t take kindly to any of these moves.
  — Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
• The former four-star recruit imposes his will in the run game and doesn’t take kindly to defenders who try to bull-rush his pocket.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025