1
: feeling pain : hurt
2
: expressing or involving pain
a pained expression
with pained surprise
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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Nyoni’s film is thus the story of an unusually pained homecoming, of terrible memories confronted.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During the address, Trump clashed with Democrats, and Democrats showed an extraordinary display of disruptions, protests and pained expressions throughout the night.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
This time, Mary looked famine-struck and spoke mostly in pained moans.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
After seven episodes of pained teeth-gritting and wide-eyed astonishment, he’s found closure in confronting the man who killed his father (or not) and finding only a weak old guy too sickly to punch.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During the address, Trump clashed with Democrats, and Democrats showed an extraordinary display of disruptions, protests and pained expressions throughout the night.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
This time, Mary looked famine-struck and spoke mostly in pained moans.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
After seven episodes of pained teeth-gritting and wide-eyed astonishment, he’s found closure in confronting the man who killed his father (or not) and finding only a weak old guy too sickly to punch.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pained
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“Pained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pained. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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