Sentence examples for a painful position from inspiring English sources

Nauru's is a painful position for a country to be in, and vulnerability attends its weakness.

Chess in the UK is competing with one hand tied behind its back – a painful position in which to play.

M. was sprayed with cold water and his arms were bound behind his back with metal wire in a painful position that prisoners called the scorpion.

My boss, Nancy, took a liking to me and moved me from working squash court duty -- a painful position that required giving away the courts of latecomers -- to the gym's main office, where I answered phones and helped with payroll.

Next, members of the ice group would have do a wall squat (back against the wall, knees bent at a right angle — a painful position to maintain for an extended period), while members of the room-temperature group would be asked to balance on one foot, with the option to hold onto something or switch feet any time they wanted.

According to the lawsuit, poor young Heinemann Jr was not happy at the school, being "under-appreciated" and at one point "relegated to the role of 'door-holder' and ordered to hold the door for all the other students" – which would surely be a painful position for any five-year-old with his own chauffeur to find himself in.

"This is a very painful position to be in, being that this team is very capable," Carter said Sunday.

I tried to get up and leave but I was held by police officers who twisted my arm behind my back in a very painful position.

Goalie is a very painful position to play.

After running past your limit stop, trying to run any faster can put you in a very painful position.

Even so, it puts the audience in an almost painful position as we try fruitlessly to keep up.