Examples of hurtful in a Sentence
She can't forgive him for the hurtful things he said.
Their comments were really hurtful to me.
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Inappropriate hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet even in an awkward or hurtful breakup conversation, the person being broken up with is still offered the dignity of being told to their face that the relationship is ending; ghostees aren’t even allowed these small consolations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There were some things that were said publicly that were hurtful, but sometimes relationships are rocky like that.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet even in an awkward or hurtful breakup conversation, the person being broken up with is still offered the dignity of being told to their face that the relationship is ending; ghostees aren’t even allowed these small consolations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
There were some things that were said publicly that were hurtful, but sometimes relationships are rocky like that.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Hurtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurtful. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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