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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And that’s a painful and devastating thing to work through.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
The entire ordeal, said Dor’s sister Guirlene Dorelus, has been painful.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Carmen says the consequences can be quite literally painful.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
The entire ordeal, said Dor’s sister Guirlene Dorelus, has been painful.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Carmen says the consequences can be quite literally painful.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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