hurtful
Example Sentences
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It sounds like your family has an especially hurtful way of invalidating your very reasonable request to not spend a fortune on travel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Difficult emotions like shame, humiliation, regret, fear and sadness often show up as anger, and that’s when insults can turn hurtful and corrosive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It’s hurtful, because the people who are calling me rat and snitch, they’re all officers,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Had he won, the image of him being crowned in front of the nation is hurtful to survivors," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
I guess I get it now, the urge to hide yourself after something strange and hurtful happens.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
