Example Sentences

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"Some nights I would wake up in the middle of night; I'd have school but my teeth had been hurting all night."

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

While Scheffler admitted his stomach had been hurting over the weekend and he cried Sunday morning because of the pressure, he hardly looked rattled while posting a 1-under 71 that gave him a three-shot victory.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Greene informed the team after Sunday’s 9-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, in which he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, that his throwing shoulder had been hurting recently.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2018

“We’ve been able to clean up some of the little things that had been hurting us,” Douglas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2017

The girls at school had been hurting each other’s feelings for years before Sal left me and I was forced to really notice them.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead