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

A 1% annual fee charged by human advisers compounds painfully over decades.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 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

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

My legs and feet were still painfully swollen from the long count the day before, my shoes were held together with bits of string.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom