painfully
Example Sentences
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While energy prices remain painfully high, analysts believe they are not high enough to force a major slowdown in an economy fueled by the AI boom and a record-breaking stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The “Cornell Seven” case brings questions I usually study around the world painfully close to home.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gershkovich knew there was a prisoner swap planned three weeks before it happened - an "excruciating" time, he said, "because now every day is painfully long".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A painfully slow economic recovery followed in the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
I painfully explained the constraints on resources and time, telling them how frantic we were just trying to get the new office up and running.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
