Sentence examples for appear painful from inspiring English sources

In a shrewd stage direction to his play, Osborne suggests that Holyoake's stammer "must be emphasised sufficiently to appear painful when it happens, but obviously it must be exploited sparingly, and its later dramatic effectiveness must depend upon the nicest discretion of the actor and director".

Nearby, Rita Remondi, an owner of German Shorthaired Pointers in town from Santa Rosa, Calif., spotted Tina Truesdale, she of the boxers and affenpinschers ("Very wealthy," Ms. Remondi said in a stage whisper), in a dress unzipped nearly to her navel and her hair pulled back tight enough to appear painful.

Walking may appear painful, with swelling of the joints.

At the time of the clinical examination 27/36 (75%%) patients did not appear painful and 9/36 (25%%) were mildly painful.

The subcutaneous masses did not appear painful upon palpation at any time during the course of the study, i.e. mice did not display aversion to handling or palpation of masses at any time.

She may leave some additional pain reliever to administer if your horse appears painful again.

And many religious rituals in tribal cultures (e.g., fertility, puberty) would appear objectively painful, but elicit no signs of pain from the participants.

A Bluetooth cellphone connection might be fast enough to download your e-mail, but waiting for Web pages to appear is painful.

If a snake appeared, a painful electric shock was delivered.

The story of the MNLA's military defeats remains obscure, as admitting causes of defeat appears as painful for the MNLA as it is for the Malian army.

She is one of tens of thousands of American holders of Bell Canada who face similar circumstances, though hers appears more painful than most.