pained

Example Sentences

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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

"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

"Again?" he asks, the pained expression on his face reflecting the troubling news he's just heard.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

River for his concerts, Franca was the kind of spot he’d be pained to lose in his neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Lillian asked, as though pained to the point of numbness just to have to ask the question.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy