pained

Example Sentences

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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

He could move with the grace of the tango aficionado he became or with the slow, pained gait of the cancer-ridden editor he played in “The Paper.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Myers had pretty brown curls around her face and smiled a small sad-happy smile, where your mouth turns up but your eyes look pained, almost all of the time.

From Literature

"His visit will lift the spirits of a pained community and we hope will lead to a much-needed recalibration of bilateral relations between two historic allies," he said.

From BBC

He paused as if the fact pained him.

From Literature