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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Marin County, California—watery and remote—is the setting as Finney and Keaton hurtle from pained resentment to jealousy, lust, and violent anger.
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Oldman’s face, set in brooding concentration, evokes a pained, vaguely incredulous mortification, which builds to a bitter, almost paralyzing ruefulness.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Nyoni’s film is thus the story of an unusually pained homecoming, of terrible memories confronted.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During the address, Trump clashed with Democrats, and Democrats showed an extraordinary display of disruptions, protests and pained expressions throughout the night.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Oldman’s face, set in brooding concentration, evokes a pained, vaguely incredulous mortification, which builds to a bitter, almost paralyzing ruefulness.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Nyoni’s film is thus the story of an unusually pained homecoming, of terrible memories confronted.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During the address, Trump clashed with Democrats, and Democrats showed an extraordinary display of disruptions, protests and pained expressions throughout the night.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pained
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“Pained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pained. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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