painful

Example Sentences

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As he dominated center stage, the thundering chorus of his speeches — “I am … somebody” — inspired his followers even as it sometimes sounded like a painful plea.

From Los Angeles Times

"We know that being able to lengthen internally is less painful and a better experience overall," Nick Peterson, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Alder Hey said.

From BBC

Although epibatidine has been investigated as a painkiller and for relief from painful inflammatory lung conditions, it is not used clinically because of its toxicity.

From BBC

This is also what makes them so pressurized and painful when they go awry.

From The Wall Street Journal

These painful conditions develop when tendons are pushed beyond their limits and repeatedly strained.

From Science Daily