Sentence examples for painful methods from inspiring English sources

Executions in ancient China were carried out by many painful methods, such as sawing the condemned in half, flaying him while still alive, and boiling.

While Senator Dianne Feinstein has repeatedly sent letters to object to the coercive and painful methods the Pentagon uses to force-feed hunger strikers, she is not known to have done more, such as hold a hearing on the practice.

Instead of using brutal and painful methods to force-feed the prisoners, the Pentagon should enable the prisoners to have independent medical examinations and advice to enable them make informed decisions affecting their health.

The use of caustic paste combined with a sedative is one of the least painful methods for disbudding.

But they called it an "absolutely convincing technique," according to the Senate report, to break captives' resistance, along with stress positions, slapping, slamming prisoners into walls and other painful methods.

However, this is one of the more painful methods.

"It's a painful method for getting money.

Mr. Levin combines the stories of Job and Jesus, having Job (Primy Rivera in an excruciatingly brave performance) sentenced to death by a particularly painful method of impalement.

Much like Steve Waugh before him, Clarke handled the ferocious bodily assault by the simple, effective – but painful – method of getting in behind the ball and letting it hit him.

Borrowing appears to be a less painful method of financing government, but, as has been noted, the costs of public expenditure still have to be met from current consumption or investment.

In a recent supreme court challenge, the conservative five-justice majority voted to uphold the lethal execution process, insisting that a prisoner who objects to a particularly gruesome and painful method of execution must help the state by suggesting an alternative way to execute him.