Some were equally cruel, many were expensive and convoluted, all of them seemed gratuitous.

We tend to think of cruelty as incorporating violence, but equally cruel is the father who constantly belittles his son or daughter in front of others.

Because of his origins, Souji seems to be a kind and innocent person, but can become as equally cruel to those whom he can't forgive.

Attila is also captured when he and his wife, the equally cruel and sadistic Regina, try to flee the region.

Although autumn can be equally cruel as spring, "mixing memory with desire," the sentiment is less potent in beautiful fall weather on a trout stream.

This gave rise to equally cruel reprisals on the part of the royalists.

Equally cruel and vindictive acts animate other stories in this volume.

Life, as Camus sees it, is equally cruel to the innocent and the criminal; this is the absurdity of existence

North Korea is another such bastion, whilst the Chinese regime is somewhat different but often equally cruel.

With a smile equally cruel.