"painful" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- All through life she had made painful efforts to understand and follow out her duty.
- Slowly, with painful effort, they were making their way to the rim.
- It still took painful effort just to stay on my feet, but I didn't feel any need to hurry now.
- Others were sitting up now, making the same painful effort to grasp the reality of what had happened to them.
- A distinct and painful effort of will was required each time he lifted a foot.
- After much painful effort he reached the house, and his cries soon brought assistance.
- It is only by a painful effort that I can close them.
- By a painful effort he rolled over on his side.
- Several times they closed to be dragged open again only by painful effort.
- He lifted his head and grinned with a painful effort.
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