pained

Example Sentences

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"We are deeply pained by the accident...which has preliminarily left more than 38 people injured and 3 dead," Popayan mayor Juan Carlos Munoz wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As the memory of it washes back over you, “Omaha” lingers, like a devastating short story — devastating because it’s about a pained father for whom the road ahead only seems to get narrower.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

She said she is pained by the persistent kidnappings.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A pained expression settles onto Mr. Choi’s face, as if he just stepped on a stapler.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer