painfully

Example Sentences

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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

For many in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the scene was painfully familiar.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Jonathan Krinsky, a market technician at BTIG, urged investors to approach Avis with caution, since the parabolic move higher of its shares could swiftly and painfully reverse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Aunt Rose paused as she mulled over her next words, and Ophie’s heart seized painfully, guiltily.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland