hurtful

Example Sentences

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She said people have made hurtful comments to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Of course, you cannot unhear hurtful comments, but you can prevent them from impacting your performance.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

You need to say that you will do whatever it takes to heal the specific ways that you have been hurtful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In tears, she said it was "deeply hurtful" to read the statement of a private investigator who allegedly admitted, in her words to the court on Thursday, "bugging and listening to all my conversations."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

I stood motionless, stunned by the hurtful words.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals