Sentence examples for would be pained from inspiring English sources
Even if a no-fly zone were a good idea, the US would be pained economically and military to put it in place.
Referring to the killing of three of the family's young children, including a baby, he added, "Any person who has a sense of humanity would be pained and driven to tears by such sights".
Thomas Hoving, who preceded de Montebello as the Metropolitan's director, might be pained to hear that.
Buddha would have been pained to hear himself described as divine.
Rather than pleasure, it would be more likely to give the Lord pain, just as a father is pained when he sees his sons fight.
That adds up to more than a fifth of the Congress.President Uribe said that he was "pained" by his cousin's arrest but that it would not affect his efforts to protect the country's institutions.
"I'm pained that an organization that has done so much good would wade into these waters".
Modi said he had been "pained" by the hardships people were facing, but insisted the move would ultimately benefit poor Indians.
Denise's smile was pained.
The look on her face is pained.
