The phrase "act harshly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's behavior that is severe or unkind in a particular situation.
Example: "The teacher had to act harshly to maintain discipline in the classroom."
Alternatives: "respond severely" or "behave unkindly".
If someone suggests you acted harshly, claim that, on the contrary, you didn't act harshly enough.
The protagonist, Okonkwo, emerges as a heroic but rigid character, whose fear of appearing weak leads him to act harshly towards his wives and children and to participate in the sacrifice of a young hostage from another village.
If she fails to meet that obligation, the husband may act harshly to uphold the rules.
Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov also admitted on Thursday that Moscow had acted "harshly" but within the law in forcing Ukraine to choose between East and West.
Mr. Karsh is right that the Arab League states did not help the Palestinian cause, acted harshly when it suited them and exploited the public anger against Israel to appease their citizens.
For example, I could not find anyone in the neighborhood, save for Councilwoman Una Clarke, who said the mayor had acted harshly in booting half a million people off welfare.
Mr. Badillo filed a lawsuit against the board on Monday, arguing that it had acted harshly in disqualifying the funds when he was four days late in supplying the required backup documentation.
Paulinus acted harshly after his victory, but the procurator of the province, Julius Classicianus, with the revenues in mind and perhaps also because, as a Gaul by birth, he possessed a truer vision of provincial partnership with Rome, brought about his recall.
He implied that Twitter acted harshly, saying "Big platforms should take leadership, coming from courage and not fear".
"I am ashamed to say that on a few occasions I have acted harshly, without controlling my emotions and without thinking," he said in an affidavit.
Left to find their own solutions, he said a few districts have acted harshly in these instances, particularly in Bombali, where "survivors got actually imprisoned".
