The conquest of the village was carried out with great cruelty.

But to drive men from independence to live on alms is itself great cruelty.

That is a great cruelty to nine out of ten of the man's readers.

He showed great compassion at times, and yet was capable of great cruelty.

Upon discovering Adams they decided it would be "an act of great cruelty" to arrest him.

It was a great cruelty that I'd never even been near her during our days in the castle.

In the following year he was accused of great cruelty, and condemned to pay a heavy fine.

Nikephorus showed great cruelty, ordering his army to kill the population of the capital.

Of course there was great cruelty in the arena.

To such great cruelty were they subjected, so escaped convicts told us that always at least one out of every ten died upon the march.