Painful example sentences
Related (15): sore, agonizing, torturous, excruciating, harsh, unbearable, piercing, stabbing, aching, throbbing, gut-wrenching, wrenching, unendurable, hurtful, tormenting.
"Painful" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. He winced in painful agony as the wound was cleaned.
2. The surgery would be painful but necessary.
3. Her memories of that time were still painful after so many years.
4. The loss of her mother was still a painful part of her past.
5. The long walk home was painful after twisting her ankle.
6. Breaking up with her boyfriend was a difficult and painful decision.
7. Trying to live with the betrayal was a painful struggle.
8. The truth was painful but needed to be said.
9. Speaking at his funeral would be incredibly painful but she had to do it.
10. Looking at old photos brought back painful memories.
11. The injections were going to be extremely painful.
12. She felt a painful lump in her breast and knew she needed to see a doctor.
13. The argument left their relationship in a painful place.
14. His injury left him in agonizing and painful recovery.
15. Revisiting painful memories often does more harm than good.
16. The breakup left him angry and in painful heartache.
17. Making amends was going to be a painful process for both of them.
18. Confronting her abuser would likely be traumatic and painful but necessary for closure.
19. Her feet were painfully sore after walking all day in new shoes.
20. Brushing her teeth caused painful burns in her mouth due to the illness.
21. A helpful reminder to avoid avoiding painful thoughts that need to be processed.
22. She suffered from painful muscle cramps during her cycle.
23. The diagnosis led to a painful truth she had tried avoiding.
24. Her unpleasant childhood left painful emotional scars.
25. The rejection letter left her in a painful state of self-doubt.
26. The medications helped to relieve some of the painful symptoms.
27. It was a painfully obvious conclusion that they had missed.
28. Preparing for the operation added to his already painful anxiety.
29. The cheating left her heart painfully broken and distrustful.
30. The car accident resulted in long and painful physical therapy.
31. Her losses left her in prolonged and painful mourning.
32. The reminder caused a painful twinge in her heart.
33. His arthritic joints caused him painfully limited mobility.
34. The news caused her heartache and painfully vivid dreams.
35. The physical exertion left her muscles painfully tight and sore.
36. He spoke with painful honesty of the trouble they were facing.
37. She watched with painful longing as the other children played.
38. The argument left them with painfully dividing differences of opinion.
39. Filling out the paperwork caused painfully vivid memories of her loss.
40. She spoke the painful truth in hopes it would ease their suffering.
41. The therapist encouraged confronting painful experiences to work through them.
42. Her childhood abuse still caused painfully anxious flashbacks at times.
43. The physical demands left her in painfully throbbing soreness.
44. She woke up with a painfully stiff and aching back.
45. Their conversation opened painful wounds that were not yet fully healed.
46. The truth was painfully obvious but they chose to remain willfully ignorant.
47. His betrayal left her heart in painfully shattered pieces.
48. Confronting the bully would be scary but potentially healing and painful growth.
49. He spoke with painfully honest wisdom of life's troubles.
50. Her illnesses left her in constant and painfully limited motion.
51. The memories caused painfully vivid regrets she struggled to release.
52. The divorce left them both heartbroken and in painful transition.
53. His losses left him weary and in prolonged and painful grief.
54. The reminder caused a painfully vivid memory of their last moments together.
55. Revisiting old wounds can be painful but necessary for healing.
56. The truth, though painful, could help set them free from misunderstandings.
57. The painful truth was that they simply wanted different things in life.
58. The dentist warned of a potentially painfully intense procedure.
59. Confronting their betrayer would be scary but potentially healing and painful growth.
60. Revisiting the losses brought back painful reminders of mortality.