Example Sentences

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The front-desk agent painstakingly explained all the inclusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

That meant artists Oscar Leon and Omri Amrany had to painstakingly join approximately 100 separate dreadlocks into the sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

And FBI agents, who have aided in the immigration sweeps, would normally spend months or years painstakingly amassing evidence before making arrests.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The old chairs are then painstakingly restored with the help of skilled craftsmen, a process that can take months.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He studied the Lumleys as painstakingly as a poet studies the clouds, or as a birdwatcher studies her warblers and nuthatches.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood