Example Sentences

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His bursitis was paining him, and he was terribly tired.

From Time Magazine Archive

She put her hand on her throat and scrunched up her face like something was paining her.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

It was Frank’s bad leg that woke him; it was paining him worse than ever in his old age.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

His eyes shut tight suddenly, as if his wound was paining him.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert

"It was paining her exceedingly, but she is all right now."

From The Colonel of the Red Huzzars by Scott, John Reed