She can't forgive him for the hurtful things he said.
Their comments were really hurtful to me.
Recent Examples on the WebMany users on social media are bashing Kinsley’s performance saying hurtful things, but some social media users are coming to Kinsley's defense and calling her passion for the national anthem patriotic.—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 The move came after the original movie’s co-star, Lindsay Lohan, complained about the call-back to a hurtful viral comment made about her in 2006.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024 To accept one aspect of an employee's identity whilst ignoring another is hurtful, breeding psychological unsafety and increasing the requirements to mask one or both aspects, which in turn leads to burnout.—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Is it ethically required to inquire why such a potentially hurtful step is taken?—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 People who didn’t know my background often shared hurtful, biased and prejudiced comments about Mexican Americans.—Greg Bardsley, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024 To have someone pull the rug out was just too hurtful and too much to move on from.—Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 Offering a full-colored version of the men’s lives, which covers everything from imprisonment, marital strife and hurtful fallouts with close friends, gives the men back the humanity that has been stripped from them over the years.—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024 That makes the romance between Alexis and her ex all that more hurtful.—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
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