pained

Example Sentences

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When I was in second grade, during a parent teacher conference, my teacher was pained to tell my mother that her son would never learn to read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"We are deeply pained by the accident...which has preliminarily left more than 38 people injured and 3 dead," Popayan mayor Juan Carlos Munoz wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As the memory of it washes back over you, “Omaha” lingers, like a devastating short story — devastating because it’s about a pained father for whom the road ahead only seems to get narrower.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"His visit will lift the spirits of a pained community and we hope will lead to a much-needed recalibration of bilateral relations between two historic allies," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

I tried to scream, but the forest’s pained roar drowned me out.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia