painfully

Example Sentences

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The struggles around borders and ownership of land are as painfully felt in many parts of the world today.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

AI progress, however, has been painfully slow in 2026.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Jonathan Krinsky, a market technician at BTIG, urged investors to approach Avis with caution, since the parabolic move higher of its shares could swiftly and painfully reverse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The firm elbow of the elderly man beside her landed painfully on her side as he launched his run into the compound.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie