painfully
Example Sentences
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A painfully slow economic recovery followed in the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
That’s probably irresponsible, but I’m so painfully empathetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Digital disaffection has bled into our lives like dye onto white linen, creeping through every inch of the fabric until it’s covered in amorphous patterns of color; some beautiful, some painfully ugly.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was painfully steep, but Koepka understood that it was the cost of bolting from the Tour to join rival LIV Golf in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“There was only one psychiatrist for them all,” Elizebeth remembered painfully.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
