Examples of hurtful in a Sentence
She can't forgive him for the hurtful things he said.
Their comments were really hurtful to me.
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Peewee's response wasn't hurtful or upsetting; quite the opposite in fact.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
What Dumont and Harrison did was hurtful to Doncic.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
This makes what happened last night even more hurtful.
—Colin Millar, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Such attacks were false and deeply hurtful to Americans who sought to relieve human suffering around the world, several people said.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
What Dumont and Harrison did was hurtful to Doncic.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
This makes what happened last night even more hurtful.
—Colin Millar, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Such attacks were false and deeply hurtful to Americans who sought to relieve human suffering around the world, several people said.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hurtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurtful. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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