Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He took a medical timeout to take painkilling pills and his father and sister motioned from the stands for him to quit.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2022

He was only able to finish Roland Garros after numbing his foot with painkilling shots, a method that the Spaniard said he would not like to repeat.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

But there are no guarantees, as Nadal later made clear at a news conference as he explained that he did not intend to continue playing tournaments with regular painkilling injections or with a numb foot.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2022

He is playing with a broken toe on his left foot, which requires a painkilling injection before games, but he has pushed that out of his head.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2021

Often, though, there were no painkilling drugs on hand.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly