pained
Example Sentences
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"I want to give my son a dignified burial. I am deeply pained."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Last night, Mexican Americans said no más to our pained past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In doing a television interview in the aftermath, Lewis Ferguson looked pained and upset.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Pa Anozie gave Richard a long pained look and mumbled something for a while, looking grieved.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
