The hurtful words he'd thrown at her tortured him most deeply.

She knew every hurtful word of it by heart.

For example, hurtful words spoken in a relationship may become memories that influence actions.

That is a hurtful word, and I figured the Demon would hear a lot of it in time to come.

No hurtful words ever crossed lips in the Professor's presence.

Logan refused to allow her to say the hurtful words out loud.

Protests and hurtful words have marred nearly every parade since.

So let's stop and think and examine why "homosexual" may be a hurtful word.

It perpetuates the use of a hurtful word for no good reason.

That system's premise is that hurtful words are not like violence.