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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The district is investing nearly $400,000 of taxpayer money in efforts to sensitize students and staff to hurtful discrimination.
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
So that was actually really hurtful watching it and seeing the fans get upset.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Iron Eyes, who lives on Pine Ridge, called it hurtful.
—Terry Tang, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
So that was actually really hurtful watching it and seeing the fans get upset.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Iron Eyes, who lives on Pine Ridge, called it hurtful.
—Terry Tang, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hurtful
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“Hurtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurtful. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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