pained
Example Sentences
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"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
When I was in second grade, during a parent teacher conference, my teacher was pained to tell my mother that her son would never learn to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Kurlender said it pained him to see hundreds of thousands of south Lebanese displaced from their villages just minutes away, but thought that Israel's military offensive was necessary.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
But since the pits closed almost four decades ago, residents describe a slow and pained decline as people struggled to get well-paid, stable employment.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
“I assume you want to buy the newspaper you’re holding. We ask that customers don’t handle the newspapers unless they plan to purchase one,” the vendor continues, pained.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
