suffering
noun
suf·fer·ing
ˈsə-f(ə-)riŋ 
Examples of suffering in a Sentence
ways to alleviate human suffering
They hope these new drugs will help to bring an end to the suffering of arthritis patients.
His lawsuit seeks damages for pain and suffering.
the sufferings of the dying
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The kidnapping, and subsequent years of physical and verbal abuse, made McCrae an intimate of suffering.
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Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit over Bryan’s death seeks more than $50,000 in damages for loss of companionship and protection, mental pain and suffering, funeral expenses, medical expenses and more, the complaint shows.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Amer and his collaborators would be well within their rights to want to keep doing that — to offer a brief respite from all the suffering that’s happening right now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Kingsley’s political views thus display a tension between his desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and mistreated and his racist tendency to blame groups for their own poor conditions.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit over Bryan’s death seeks more than $50,000 in damages for loss of companionship and protection, mental pain and suffering, funeral expenses, medical expenses and more, the complaint shows.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Amer and his collaborators would be well within their rights to want to keep doing that — to offer a brief respite from all the suffering that’s happening right now.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Kingsley’s political views thus display a tension between his desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and mistreated and his racist tendency to blame groups for their own poor conditions.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffering. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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