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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Do not continue to use the painful and bruised area.
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Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Shu lets those home scenes play out in their painful entirety, seemingly uncut in spots.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new research published in the journal PLOS One.
—Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Shu lets those home scenes play out in their painful entirety, seemingly uncut in spots.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new research published in the journal PLOS One.
—Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Painful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painful. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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