pained

adjective \ ˈpānd \

Definition of pained

1 :feeling pain :hurt

2 :expressing or involving pain

a pained expression

with pained surprise

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Examples of pained in a Sentence

She wore a pained expression on her face.
He truly looked pained when he heard the news.

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The juxtaposition of the flowers out of water and the vase, particularly in context of the insects and skulls, was intended to remind the viewer of the transient, pained beauty of life.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Reflections of an Accidental Florist," 28 Aug. 2017
Spicer at least had the decency to look suitably pained while delivering bald-faced lies on behalf of the president.

— frank scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: "The Mooch" Is the Newest Star of Summer's Most Toxic Reality TV Show," 28 July 2017
At the time, the then 19-year-old Chicago man was the last great hope of an immigrant Korean family with Old World values and a pained history.

— christy gutowski, chicagotribune.com, "Man who conspired with sister in 1993 murder now seeks clemency," 10 July 2017
The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country.

— adam darby, kansascity, "Trump’s Twitter barrage continues with a fake video of him body slamming CNN," 2 July 2017
The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country.

— adam darby, kansascity, "Trump’s Twitter barrage continues with a fake video of him body slamming CNN," 2 July 2017
The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country.

— adam darby, kansascity, "Trump’s Twitter barrage continues with a fake video of him body slamming CNN," 2 July 2017
The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country.

— adam darby, kansascity.com, "Trump’s Twitter barrage continues with a fake video of him body slamming CNN," 2 July 2017
The president’s stream of insults has pained politicians from both parties who have appealed to him, without apparent success, to stop the 140-character bursts of character attacks and focus on running the country.

— catherine lucey, The Seattle Times, "Trump escalates personal feud with television hosts," 1 July 2017

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