Example Sentences

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After Iger returned, the CEO toured Disneyland and told D’Amaro Tomorrowland looked out of date and was hurting the company’s reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“I was so scared that something was seriously damaged or wrong because it was hurting so much,” she explains.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Civil society groups have called for an urgent resolution of the matter, with a section of religious leaders saying the stand-off was "hurting the dignity of our country".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

“I was hurting like everybody else and now there’s fear not just here but all over the city.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

His throat was hurting him now though it had received no wound.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding