painstakingly
- a word derived from painstaking.
Example Sentences
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They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The fossil was painstakingly prepared by the late fossil preparator Andrew Grebneff and remained in the Department's collection for several years.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
As “Obsession” so painstakingly reminds the viewer over the next 90-some minutes, a romance and a love story are not the same thing, and our ability to so easily confuse the two is Barker’s point.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Wrotham had rolling fields and a herd of sheep which we painstakingly removed from every exterior shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
So this is what Mercer sees, he thought as he painstakingly tied the cardboard box shut—tied it again and again.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
