painfully

Example Sentences

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"I didn't fall off the chair, but it was painfully obvious," said Humphrys, adding: "That was the last time ever."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

And he has quickly learned that some things remain painfully constant: The Los Angeles Angels remain an unmitigated disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

They climbed to a 40-year peak of 9.1% — still painfully high, but a few percentage points less.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 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

His laughs came low and painfully like hiccoughs.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers