Examples of painful in a Sentence
I got a painful sunburn.
We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.
His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.
It was painful to watch.
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Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin.
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Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Once Schaefer’s emotional moment was done, the rest of the conversations ranged from mildly awkward to borderline painful.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In 2010, revenues reached nearly $18 billion but fell to $7.2 billion in 2023, then took another painful 8.4% dip to $6.6 billion in fiscal 2024 ending Feb. 1, 2025, according to financial statements filed with the SEC.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The resulting merger creates an 11.5 million sub machine and €250M of synergies are now incoming over the next three years, which could get painful.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Once Schaefer’s emotional moment was done, the rest of the conversations ranged from mildly awkward to borderline painful.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In 2010, revenues reached nearly $18 billion but fell to $7.2 billion in 2023, then took another painful 8.4% dip to $6.6 billion in fiscal 2024 ending Feb. 1, 2025, according to financial statements filed with the SEC.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The resulting merger creates an 11.5 million sub machine and €250M of synergies are now incoming over the next three years, which could get painful.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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