Words similar to pained

Example sentences for: pained

How can you use “pained” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(How it must have pained Adams's sense of journalistic integrity to have to mention the name of that perfume in her column.)
Allen, of course, made repeated cinematic use of Farrow's skinny, creepy beauty, and her pained, abstracted stare.
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Two funny, affecting sequences exploit every father's pained awareness of his daughter's unmet needs.
Each time, Starr looks slightly pained, then says, "In fairness, Mr. Lowell ...