How to pronounce painful

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“painful” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 470 American · 512 British · 6 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. >> the painful, Even maybe most particularly the painful.

    60 Minutes · hear it here

  2. It it is painful cuz it is painful to

    60 Minutes Australia · hear it here

  3. a long and pain painful really painstaking painful day.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  4. Extremely painful to read, extremely painful to reflect, extremely painful to understand the level of our

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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