painfully
Example Sentences
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She is almost painfully careful not to ascribe blame to the growing presence in Germany of Muslim immigrants, among whom there has been a hardening of anti-Zionist public pronouncements since Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A painfully slow economic recovery followed in the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In “SagradX,” Marquez’s body is documented vulnerably; easing into her own identity becoming a painfully honest artistic process, which the audience is now invited to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Digital disaffection has bled into our lives like dye onto white linen, creeping through every inch of the fabric until it’s covered in amorphous patterns of color; some beautiful, some painfully ugly.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
He was painfully aware that he didn’t actually know much about snow.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
