painfulness

Example Sentences

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“There’s so much tied into the internment camp experience and the painfulness of some people not having anything to come back to,” Hori said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2022

Yes, Derulo’s casting might take the cake as the randomest selection in this already extremely random ensemble, and yes, his fake cockney accent rivals Dick Van Dyke’s in painfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2019

If it felt intimate and specific to the point of painfulness, that’s because it was coming from something real; creator Jill Soloway was inspired by her own father’s transition.

From The Verge • Dec. 9, 2015

However, the gracefulness of such acceptance, she added, made her realize that the painfulness of life’s journey is itself often fleeting.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2015

By combining bold and immediate conception with untiring energy, unflinching criticism, and a nicety that stops before no painfulness, one might do it.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward