painfully

Example Sentences

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And he has quickly learned that some things remain painfully constant: The Los Angeles Angels remain an unmitigated disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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

Reader, this seems like a good time to remind you that drowning is one of the most dangerous dangers to undead animals, and by now, Clare was painfully aware of his waning strength.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman