suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
are suffering
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present progressiveof suffer.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“This is a PR cleanup situation. This is the mayor understanding that businesses are suffering as a result of lack of access,” Shorter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some countries have opted to limit their relations with the Taliban authorities until there are changes in Afghanistan, where people are suffering "very real harm" according to the United Nations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Returns for private-credit funds are suffering, with even stronger funds struggling to deliver 7% in annual return compared with 10% or more in years past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They may not be record-breaking temperatures, but the heat is abnormally humid because of the months-long marine heat wave in the Pacific -- and residents are suffering.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
We are suffering a setback but we have not been beaten.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
