Memories washed over him with an intensity so painful that, for a moment, he could neither move nor speak.

No doubt this is because of the painful intensity of Williams's early life.

Seconds later, the breath once again hissed into her chest, this time with painful intensity.

Webb's body had reacted with all the painful intensity of recent adolescence, but he hadn't been able to look away.

The painful intensity changed to arousal as he watched her.

The memory of what had happened to him recalled itself with painful intensity.

Hektor could almost feel the painful intensity of the duke's thoughts.

An expression of painful intensity twisted her features into passion.

The kids believe in Martin's middle-class dream with an almost painful intensity.

So she watched the white man with painful intensity, noting every detail of his appearance.