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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Knee-assist devices and exoskeletons often use simple bearings placed near the knee, which can create painful misalignment because a real knee hinges but also shifts, rolls, and slides.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
After 35 rounds of radiation and painful robotic surgery on his tongue, Coulier can finally begin to recover from his cancer battle.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Like the Seahawks, Darnold is haunted by a painful memory against the Patriots.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
This entire painful process clearly should have begun at last year’s deadline.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
After 35 rounds of radiation and painful robotic surgery on his tongue, Coulier can finally begin to recover from his cancer battle.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Like the Seahawks, Darnold is haunted by a painful memory against the Patriots.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
This entire painful process clearly should have begun at last year’s deadline.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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