suffering
Example Sentences
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In my favor: though not a Buddhist, I am intellectually, if not spiritually, drawn to Buddhism’s doctrines of suffering, impermanence and nonattachment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
After his dairy reopened following an outbreak that sickened five children in 2011, he revealed how much people were suffering without his product in a celebratory video.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Without Brink, who remains out after suffering an ankle sprain against Golden State, the Sparks were glad to have Plum back.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Kone, though, despite suffering an injury that has ended his World Cup, lifted his thumb to the crowd as he was taken off on a stretcher.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
If there was a Cossack in his family tree, that particular branch would have been grafted in blood and suffering.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing suffering
Because of Winn-Dixie
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"The Young American" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The House of Hades
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