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 seeds of his professional downfall lay in the fact that Watson would sometimes say things that were extremely hurtful, including remarks that were sexist, racist, and anti-Semitic.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Nicki Minaj showed love to Ye (formerly Kanye West) for taking accountability for his hurtful actions against the Jewish community after meeting with a rabbi.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
These accusations are completely false and deeply hurtful.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
No one would deliberately want to put their friends in unpleasant situations, but excluding one or the other also seems hurtful.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Nicki Minaj showed love to Ye (formerly Kanye West) for taking accountability for his hurtful actions against the Jewish community after meeting with a rabbi.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
These accusations are completely false and deeply hurtful.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
No one would deliberately want to put their friends in unpleasant situations, but excluding one or the other also seems hurtful.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Hurtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurtful. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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