Sentence examples for painfully straightforward from inspiring English sources

The abduction procedure is painfully straightforward.

The reason for the scrutiny is painfully straightforward.

The message of Green Eggs and Ham may be painfully straightforward, but it's still a message that's worth remembering from time to time.

In another change, the campaign aims for a lighter, even humorous tack, leaving behind the straightforward, perhaps painfully earnest approach the previous commercials had taken.

The attitude is straightforward and honest, occasionally painfully so.

The reason is straightforward: while his music is brilliantly detailed, his biographical facts remain painfully sketchy.

But heed the lesson of Chinese-Cuban joints around town, and avoid the straightforward Chinese dishes like sweet and sour prawns, and chicken with almonds in a "hoisin explosion": most are painfully sweet or boringly bland.

Progress is painfully slow.

Painfully honest.

Painfully so.

Painfully overpriced.