Examples of 'was painfully' in a sentence

Meaning of "was painfully"

The phrase 'was painfully' is often used to describe a situation or experience that was extremely difficult, unpleasant, or emotionally distressing. It implies that the speaker or subject endured a great deal of pain or suffering during the mentioned activity or event

How to use "was painfully" in a sentence

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was painfully
It was painfully clear it was not the right fit.
The whole day was painfully beautiful.
He was painfully embarrassed over the simplest of things.
The disappointment on her face was painfully obvious.
Progress was painfully slow against heavy resistance.
But his progress was painfully slow.
He was painfully betrayed by the girls that he trusted.
The radio report was painfully short.
I was painfully aware of the glaring hypocrisy in my life.
Her obituary was painfully brief.
He was painfully aware of how she felt.
It was rolling around on its back and it was painfully obvious.
Moroni was painfully aware of his limitations.
The conclusion to my experiment was painfully clear.
Cavendish was painfully shy and lived in virtual isolation.

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So every piece of it was painfully slow.
It was painfully obvious which animals were happier.
Her performance was painfully cringeworthy.
He was painfully thin and very keyed up.
The difference was painfully obvious.
Ellis was painfully shy and intimidated by public speaking.
I thought that was painfully obvious.
I was painfully aware of people not liking me.
Your heart was painfully heavy.
I was painfully conscious that there was no change.
That feeling was painfully familiar.
I was painfully clear about that.
That lesson was painfully learned.
I was painfully aware of the close proximity of our bodies.
They did nothing to hide the fact that he was painfully thin.
The harness was painfully embedded into her skin.
Even something as routine as producing marketing brochures was painfully slow.
She was painfully aware of his presence.
Despite reinforcements his progress was painfully slow against stiff opposition.
That was painfully beautiful to read.
The complete lack of familial love and devotion was painfully obvious.
The old city was painfully reminiscent of earlier.
I should have thought the answer to that was painfully obvious.
That voice was painfully familiar.
Was painfully cried.
His throat was painfully dehydrated.
Their descent of the first ice field that morning was painfully slow.
I was painfully aware of my appearance.
The political response of the international community was painfully slow and clearly insufficient.
Microsoft was painfully silent about what was happening.
Also the scene at the end with the two guns was painfully cheesy.
On one occasion this fact was painfully brought to mind by an act of terrorists.
Leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.
Tom was painfully thin.
Movements or European powers was painfully obvious.

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