1
: feeling pain : hurt
2
: expressing or involving pain
a pained expression
with pained surprise
Examples of pained in a Sentence
She wore a pained expression on her face.
He truly looked pained when he heard the news.
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Sheen’s mirthful eyes, mellifluous voice and overall vibe of sinister good cheer stood out in a cast whose job was largely to look pained and pale.
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Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The Georgia singer’s hushed delivery set to plaintive piano turns the previously muscular love song into one of pained heartbreak, and Dunn gamely follows Moroney’s lead into emo-country territory.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Working from a script by Oscar nominee Stuart Blumberg, Norton focuses on how two adorable best friends use pained humor to survive personal crises of faith, rather than on those crises themselves, as so many films about clergy tend to do.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
An on-field microphone picked up a pained profanity upon impact, but Tucker still attempted to finish his plate appearance.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The Georgia singer’s hushed delivery set to plaintive piano turns the previously muscular love song into one of pained heartbreak, and Dunn gamely follows Moroney’s lead into emo-country territory.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Working from a script by Oscar nominee Stuart Blumberg, Norton focuses on how two adorable best friends use pained humor to survive personal crises of faith, rather than on those crises themselves, as so many films about clergy tend to do.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
An on-field microphone picked up a pained profanity upon impact, but Tucker still attempted to finish his plate appearance.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Pained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pained. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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