Examples of painful in a Sentence
I got a painful sunburn.
We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.
His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.
It was painful to watch.
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Losing their father was also excruciatingly painful for the couple's children, Colton Kyle and McKenna Kyle, who were just 8 and 6 when he was killed and speak publicly for the first time about their hero dad in this week’s issue of PEOPLE.
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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
But why does opening your wallet at the gas station become more painful during certain times of the year, and what is driving the recent fuel spike?
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
But why does opening your wallet at the gas station become more painful during certain times of the year, and what is driving the recent fuel spike?
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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