painful

Example Sentences

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"Negotiations are very complicated, sensitive...to reach consensus all sides will have to make painful compromises and concessions," the source added.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But he argues it would be far more painful if investigators got this wrong, Stanley says.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Watching the foursome ahead of me putt out, one, then another, each one putting and marking, is so painful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“It was painful to throw it away,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Trench foot, a painful fungal infection, was brought on by standing in cold, wet mud for days and nights while wearing field boots.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman