Examples of 'painful' in a sentence

Meaning of "painful"

painful (adjective) - causing physical or emotional pain or discomfort, often used to describe an experience that is distressing or agonizing
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  • Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
  • Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
  • Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
  • Painstaking; careful; industrious.

How to use "painful" in a sentence

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The shoulder wound is painful but superficial.
Painful wounds to the back of his leg.
Inject the most painful vaccine last.
Painful things can not always be avoided.
It is the most painful thing in this world.
As painful as it would be to be away from my loving wife.
Not that this is painful in any way.
Those painful transformations you have been experiencing.
Get rid of that painful human side.
A painful day for the vampire nation.
Nothing is more painful than a broken heart.
Painful like you would not believe.
And then the painful thoughts kick in.
Living with this secret is too painful.
It is very painful for me to speak the truth.

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I promise you it will not be a painful one.
It must be painful to look after a sick person.
He wanted me to tell you that rebirth is painful.
And it was a very painful youth for all of us.
A shallower fingertip puncture may be less painful.
This is even more painful than it looks.
How painful it would be to run into one.
Being apart was too painful to even talk about.
Going into those dark places can be painful.
I have made many painful mistakes in my life.
Sometimes the truth can be mighty painful.
I am a memory from a painful moment in your life.
Make your last moments less painful.
It is the most painful matter in this world.
Promise we will not make it too painful.
Is not it more painful not to talk about it.
I am sorry that this one has to be painful.
Especially painful purple and gold ones.
This will be difficult and painful to achieve.
It was too painful for her to tell you.
Horrible and most likely painful deaths.
It is sometimes painful to live in this fallen world.
Snoopy was not running from a painful memory.
Nothing is more painful than meeting people.
Whether his death was long and painful.
It was the single most painful experience of my life.
I think he will die slow and painful.
First there is the painful nowning process.
But learning to let go can be emotionally painful.
It might be a tad painful to make him eat.
Human love can sometimes be very painful.
This will be very painful for everyone.
The procedure itself will not be painful.
This is the most painful experience of my life.
I am bored of singing all those painful songs.

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