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

The central bank is likely to be stymied from cutting interest rates aggressively, leaving the cost of borrowing painfully high for prospective home buyers and anyone who needs a big loan.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 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

I hadn’t gone three steps when my feet skated and I fell painfully on my ass.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson