painfully

Example Sentences

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"I didn't fall off the chair, but it was painfully obvious," said Humphrys, adding: "That was the last time ever."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

AI progress, however, has been painfully slow in 2026.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Even Steve Jobs had to learn, painfully, that hardware excellence is not always where the next era is won.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

She had serious bouts of shingles and diverticulitis, and she became painfully thin.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield