pained
Example Sentences
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"I want to give my son a dignified burial. I am deeply pained."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He was pained and frightened: He’d never seen such a thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pradhan announced his resignation on X in a post in Hindi saying he "respected the aspirations, dreams, and expectations of the youth" and was "pained by the events" of the past few days.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Papá gave me a pained look, hobbled to his room, and shut the door.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
