suffering

Example Sentences

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In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm doing this to pray for the healing of my seven-month-old baby, who is suffering from pneumonia," John David, clutching a whip in one hand, told AFP at the beginning of the procession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's suffering for something you love. I think that's what the team did really well. They were prepared for a difficult scenario and for momentum shifts," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Although we’re grieving there is some comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and is reunited with her sisters in peace.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But the very next minute he’s mumbling in Hebrew, humming that tuneless tune, and forgetting he’s got a friend who’s suffering.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman