painful

Example Sentences

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They lost 21 of them but Tuesday’s was the most painful, with Roy scoring on a deflection in the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“That is the honest answer and that’s going to be painful and difficult. But we’ll get it done,” Musk said on the earnings call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"It is especially painful to lose people like this, in an ordinary city, just on the street."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Still, reading his interviews while on the campaign trail struck a painful sympathetic chord in me.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Next to a car door slamming on your hand, probably the most painful thing in the world.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli