pained
Example Sentences
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At one point, she appears pained by a television report on the Vietnam War, showing a self-immolating monk; her unhappiness about becoming a mother is also offered as a plausible explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was pained and frightened: He’d never seen such a thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
From Barron's ● 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
Conor whirled around, and his face looked so furious, so pained, that the monster actually stood up straight, its huge, leafy eyebrows raising in surprise.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
