discomfort
Example Sentences
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Although these movements can sometimes lead to mild soreness, especially for beginners, discomfort is not required to see progress.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Intellectual humility is the ability to recognize the edge of your own knowledge and sit with that discomfort rather than trying to rush to fill it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Lee, who had tried to step around Rushing and then reach behind him to tag the plate, then slid awkwardly and sat up in discomfort.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
"As long as you're practicing safely, you're checking in, as long as you don't feel any pain or discomfort, then generally it's safe to continue."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
She knew that her kind Ten Snow, noticing the stranger’s discomfort, had put her own bowl, filled with soup, into his hands.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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