Example Sentences

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Well, maybe they should retain some suspicion: The Northeast and East Coast, sites of the hubs that have pained United so much, are expected to get even more storms lasting through Saturday.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2023

McQueen made light of that down the years but it must have pained him.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

The P45 is unlikely to have pained Andrew’s elder brother too much.

From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2019

He really is a very compassionate man, so that must have pained him personally.

From MSNBC • Jun. 5, 2019

Once those words would have pained him, but he accepted his status now.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer