Examples of painful in a Sentence
I got a painful sunburn.
We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.
His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.
It was painful to watch.
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Now, for the first time, nurses from 1950’s children homes break their silence, revealing new details about one of Israel’s most painful and unresolved cases.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
Taking action to speak out against the Israeli government was deeply painful and difficult.
—Rachel Timoner, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
The Chinese government can also make diversification painful.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The two spent 15 minutes together, one of a handful of emotional goodbyes that Baldelli experienced on the day that Falvey began the public and painful reshaping of the Twins’ roster.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
Taking action to speak out against the Israeli government was deeply painful and difficult.
—Rachel Timoner, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
The Chinese government can also make diversification painful.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The two spent 15 minutes together, one of a handful of emotional goodbyes that Baldelli experienced on the day that Falvey began the public and painful reshaping of the Twins’ roster.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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