pained

adjective \ ˈpānd \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: pained in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of pained from the Web

As the horn sounded, Mavs guard Rolando Blackman approached Harper with a pained look on his face.

— mac engel, star-telegram, "Before J.R. Smith there was Derek Harper," 1 June 2018
James is customarily good -- and pained -- striking out on his own, and has nice chemistry with Dillahunt, a cowboy type who provides a more expressive counterweight to his clenched persona.

— brian lowry, CNN, "'Fear the Walking Dead' gets major makeover with Morgan's arrival," 13 Apr. 2018
More: Author David Sedaris has no regrets over joke about smothering Trump in his crib Inevitably, that penchant for exaggeration leads to Donald Trump, and pained reflections on the 2016 election.

— gary levin, USA TODAY, "'Calypso': David Sedaris shines in tales of family, loss and a favorite turtle," 28 May 2018
Sitting on the floor, his face seemingly pained by the weight of secrets and regrets, Nelson reveals a whole new layer to Richard — and offers what is surely some of his most affecting and sensitive acting at Everyman.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "At Everyman Theatre, 'Book of Joseph' provides intriguing drama of family secrets, regrets," 18 May 2018
Plus, the pained, drawn-out history of its construction is fascinating in its own right.

— San Francisco Chronicle, "The best way to tour the Marin County Civic Center," 16 May 2018
In the weeks after Matthew’s death, it pained Remke too much to look at all of his clothing in their bedroom.

— char adams, PEOPLE.com, "Kentucky Kids Who Lost Their Dad Sleep with Blanket Made From His Shirts: 'Wrapped Up in Daddy'," 23 Feb. 2018
After the story broke that a student in an elite academic program at C.K. McClatchy High School had created a blatantly racist science project for a campus competition, Gema Godina-Martinez was pained but not surprised.

— marcos bretón, sacbee, "What to do about the racist science project roiling McClatchy High School? | The Sacramento Bee," 16 Feb. 2018
As Bucky vanishes, the movie cuts to Captain America’s pained reaction; Okoye watches in horror as Black Panther goes; Rocket sobs at the loss of his pal Groot, and so on.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "'Infinity War' and the Point of Comic-Book Deaths," 2 May 2018

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