How to Use suffering in a Sentence

suffering

noun

• They hope these new drugs will help to bring an end to the suffering of arthritis patients.
• His lawsuit seeks damages for pain and suffering.
• The two women described their suffering at the time and in the years since.
  — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023
• Into the suffering, the bloodshed, and the agony of civilians there.
  — Trey Yingst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
• The tyranny of the abstract leads to acute and frenzied suffering.
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• The turmoil, pain and suffering necessary to right the ship is at hand.
  — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• They were meant to stress that the horror of Auschwitz-Birkenau lies in the suffering of people held and killed there.
  — Czarek Sokolowski The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
• The city of Santa Cruz acknowledges the suffering of the peoples of the Middle East.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
• These accounts of children’s deaths just scrape the surface of the suffering that’s out there.
  — Frank H. McCourt Jr., Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
• In Gaza City, there are more and more severe suffering.
  — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2023
• The fasting is aimed at bringing the faithful closer to God and reminding them of the suffering of the poor.
  — Niniek Karmini, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
• But why, when we’re given the option to suffer or not, do so many of us choose suffering?
  — Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
• The suffering of those who are at the bottom of the caste pyramid — known as Dalits — has continued.
  — Deepa Bharath, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
• There’s laughter and music and dogs and bubbles and even when there’s pain and suffering there’s always love and light to be found.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
• Our thoughts are with all the ones that disappeared and lost lives on both sides, in a conflict filled only with pain and suffering.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2023
• People like Eric were huge to save their brothers and sisters a lot of pain and suffering.
  — Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2023
• The neighbors expressed sadness for the suffering of the innocents on both sides.
  — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
• According to Islam, fasting draws the faithful closer to God and reminds them of the suffering of the poor.
  — Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The scars and scratches left on feet by the metallic strap are both a badge of suffering and a symbol of dedication to the game, players say.
  — Elian Peltier Joao Silva, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• Biden welcomes more Gaza aid but says Israel has to do more to relieve suffering.
  — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• The increase in aid and the withdrawal of troops comes after President Biden called on Israel to do more to lessen the suffering in Gaza.
  — Mansee Khurana, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
• About parents who refused for decades to talk with their children about their suffering.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The film examines the body and soul of a man scarred by a life of suffering, who is yet still capable of deep and sincere compassion.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
• There’s only so many hours in a day, and tasks like sitting down to read usually end up suffering because of it.
  — Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 31 July 2023
• Prince William is recognizing the work of aid workers amid the human suffering caused by the conflict in the Middle East and the rise in antisemitism.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• But what breaks my heart so much is the suffering of civilians, whether Palestinian or Israeli.
  — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Her twin brother, Victor, was in the truck’s cab suffering seizures from chemical burns.
  — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• As the line between suffering and survival began to blur, new questions emerged.
  — Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
• Maybe activists saw their suffering as part of a larger story?
  — Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
• No halos here, no hellfire, few kings or queens, pretty much no suffering or death.
  — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024