Sentence examples for hurtful on from inspiring English sources

Defining our existences solely as a tragedy for non-autistic people is hurtful on a personal level.

"The characterisation of my father is just so ridiculous and hurtful on so many levels," Peters-Little told Postcolonial.

"We understand that Ms. Rivers is a comedienne; however, the idea that a celebrity would say something this hurtful, on national television no less, is beyond shocking and disappointing," they said in a statement.

"The use of vicious motifs echoing those used to demonise Jews in the past is particularly shocking and hurtful on international Holocaust remembrance day, but the crude and shallow hatred of this cartoon should render it totally unacceptable on any day of the year".

We can be aware of and mindful of other people and how they might feel (so we don't end up being mean and hurtful on purpose), but when we let go of taking care of others in a condescending way, it frees us and them up to be grown-ups and have adult conversations, which sometimes can get a little sticky or tense when we're speaking our truth.

The blog post says that Musk meant people who apologize for making a hurtful statement on one occasion should have their apology accepted if it's sincere, because "the counterpoint would be that a single careless comment should ruin a person's life and career, even if they truly regret their action and do their best to make amends.

But I, like many critics and musicians, will never be argued out of my view that the dogma of the 12-tone composers during those decades had an intimidating and, on balance, hurtful impact on American composers, especially young ones.

I could not agree more with Anthony Tommasini's conclusion that "the dogma of the 12-tone composers" had, on balance, a "hurtful impact on American composers, especially young ones".

"We cannot stop people from saying offensive, hurtful things on the internet or on Twitter.

But hurtful times bring on hurtful legislation and in Spain, the times they are a-hurting.

On a recent morning, he began, as he usually does, by writing a long list of hurtful words on the left side of the blackboard in one of the academy classrooms, while twenty or so boys in beiges looked on.