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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The camera lingers for too long on his pained, Grecian-bust features.
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
Her unabashed support of Israel also stands in contrast to a range of other musicians who have denounced Israel or expressed pained ambivalence 19 months into the war in Gaza.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
The emotional clarity in Eurydice comes through in the pained reunion between Ruhl’s hero and her father.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Black pastors and others launched boycotts of the company; judging from Cornell’s pained observation to the Wall Street analysts last week, the boycotts may have had an effect.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
Her unabashed support of Israel also stands in contrast to a range of other musicians who have denounced Israel or expressed pained ambivalence 19 months into the war in Gaza.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
The emotional clarity in Eurydice comes through in the pained reunion between Ruhl’s hero and her father.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Black pastors and others launched boycotts of the company; judging from Cornell’s pained observation to the Wall Street analysts last week, the boycotts may have had an effect.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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