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Example sentences for: hurtful

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In the Times of London Monday, Clarke was quoted as saying, "There is no truth whatsoever in the allegations that the Sunday Mirror are making against me, and they are very hurtful."
If he wanted to be politic about it, Bush could have said that while he doesn't believe that the flag is intended as a racist symbol, it is hurtful and divisive to many Americans and should be hauled down for that reason.
I hate to see this hurtful pattern continue.
His lawyer said Sunday that he intended to keep his promise, but the Mirror reported that "hurtful claims" based on the letters have already been published in American magazines.
And what's so hurtful is not that they say that but that they make those nasty little pig faces when they say it."