painful sight

Example Sentences

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"It is a painful sight to go through the centre of the city… you have a number of abandoned buildings, buildings that have been hijacked, that are not paying your rates and taxes."

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Scott remembers the fourth round from 10 years ago at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, a painful sight for anyone in possession of a heart.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

So having the home stadium as the backdrop for the big game could be a painful sight either on television or in person.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2018

It’s a painful sight, but sometimes seeing the ugly is preferable to burying our heads in the sand.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2016

It was a painful sight to Gladys, who had never before been within the walls of an hospital.

From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)