Sentence examples for be pained about from inspiring English sources
In the past, the Times has hired retired, or nearly retired, journalism grandees for the job, all of whom seemed to have understood that the role they had to play was one of sagaciousness and judiciousness; when they weighed in, they ought to be pained about having to.
Your God must be pained by your preoccupations.
As he watched the final minutes of the Texas-Oklahoma college football game Saturday, Trump ally William J. Bennett was pained as he spoke about the nominee.
"They have been called 'stupid' and 'retards' their whole life, so who wants to say they are mentally retarded?" Interviewed in a holding cell on death row this week, Mr. Cruz's expression was pained as he answered questions about his lawyer's efforts to emphasize his mental retardation to spare him from execution.
He has written about how he is pained when he reads articles in American publications (including this one) criticizing Israel, picking nits, under Jewish bylines, as if "being Jewish in America means recoiling from military power territorialism, nationalism and a sense of tribe".
Believe it or not, I'm pained to say I do remember learning about compassion, because the memory is still incredibly fresh.
He was pained but gracious.
Denise's smile was pained.
The look on her face is pained.
His expression is pained and uncertain.
