The job crisis has been brutal to the poor and is putting a tremendous squeeze on the middle class.
When he is brutal to Annie, his actions are disturbingly moving.
Coots can be very brutal to their own young under pressure such as the lack of food.
The recession has been brutal to American workers and small businesses alike.
But the punishment has been particularly brutal to retailers that do business solely on the Internet.
Legislators are never "absolutely brutal" to their constituents in a democracy.
It was as though someone had been senselessly brutal to a child.
It can be unnecessary, even brutal to a work of art.
The competition to be better than anyone else in the kitchen is also brutal and alien to many women.
Though he plays fair, he's still brutal to those who threaten his teammates.