GoodExample.is GoodExample

'painful' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'painful' with 20 example sentences.


painful adjective

: causing physical or psychological pain

: causing misery or pain or distress

: exceptionally bad or displeasing

: causing physical discomfort


  • Is it painful to move like this?
  • It must have been very painful.
  • Arthritis is a painful condition that affects the joints.
  • The sunlight is painful in this time period.
  • The irony is so obvious it's painful.
  • Smoking can cause a slow and painful death.
  • Sometimes, life is difficult and painful.
  • Bee stings can be very painful.
  • Getting a door slammed on your finger can be very painful.
  • Your death will be slow and painful.
  • These are the most painful memories I have of my childhood.
  • The process of giving birth is very painful.
  • When he bit me, it was so painful that I fainted.
  • That would be less painful.
  • It's painful to be rejected.
  • There's nothing more painful than losing one's child.
  • At times, he suffered from a painful headache.
  • Change is good, even though it's sometimes painful.
  • It's so painful. Stop it!
  • Electric torture is extraordinarily painful.
  • Words related to 'painful'


    Words near 'painful' in the dictionary