How to Use hurt in a Sentence
- The lack of rain has hurt the corn crop.
- It hurt me to see her go.
- My tooth still hurts me.
- Their lack of interest in her work hurt her deeply.
- Be careful with that knife or you could hurt yourself.
- She was badly hurt in a car accident.
- If we lose this game it will seriously hurt our chances of making the play-offs.
- You're only hurting yourself by holding a grudge against them.
- Ouch! You're hurting my arm!
- When I woke up this morning I hurt all over.
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This idea of wanting to love someone and hurt them at the same time.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
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Of course, the vintage Louis Vuitton luggage at the foot of the bed doesn't hurt.
—Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
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Nobody got hurt, but one year Mr. Jones kicked the fish tank over.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Plus, the fact that Oprah has deemed them one of her favorite things sure doesn’t hurt.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
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Open the lancet and press it into the tip of your finger along the side (pricking the pad can hurt more).
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
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He’s got to catch Spence in between his punches to hurt him.
—Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
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One day that foot's not going to hurt anymore, and the fever's going to go down.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
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The fact that the the bottle looks like something out of Marie Antoinette's wardrobe doesn't hurt either.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
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Milk chocolate, which is high in sugar and dairy, is more likely to hurt than help.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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Because that’s going to lead to more articles and James doesn’t want to hurt Supreme.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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Did the pandemic bailout help low-wage workers, or hurt them?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
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So far, Trump's decision to duck out of the debates hasn't hurt his poll numbers.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
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The legs may hurt at night, and the body often feels uncomfortable when trying to sleep.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 15 Mar. 2024
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The mask was starting to hurt, pulling on the sides of her forehead like too much Botox.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
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To walk into situations where people with guns want to hurt us — and to stop them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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No one inside the hotel's ballroom was hurt.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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What hurts me most is feeling unsupported by my partner.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Accusations were made, lawsuits were filed, harsh words were spoken and feelings were hurt.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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If the point is to try to hurt us or try to burn us down?
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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The Royals had a few scoring chances but were hurt by a couple of base-running mistakes.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
- She tried to put past hurts behind her.
- Her sympathy eased the hurt he felt after his dog's death.
- They felt a great hurt after their bitter divorce.
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As long as the hurt is quick, maybe the harm could be too.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
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The Padres are suddenly putting the hurt on the Phillies.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 20 Oct. 2022
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The hurt of that day still gnaws at him, the details of the killing still fresh in his mind.
—Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2022
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The tears streaking the faces of the Silverwolves showed how much the lost hurt.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
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The jury had deadlocked on the charges in her case, adding to her hurt.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 16 June 2023
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The wrong sports bra could leave you in a world of hurt when things start bouncing.
—Nikhita Mahtani, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
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There’s a very strong sense of hurt, sadness, a lot ogrie.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 17 May 2022
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That was part of my goal to show the hurt behind her actions.
—Veronica Wells, Essence, 5 Feb. 2022
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But maybe, just maybe, that was coming from a place of hurt.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2022
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Love, too often, gets buried in a world of hurt and fear.
—Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 22 June 2023
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That could put a hurt on the Bengals’ push to return to the Super Bowl.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
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That makes it about your need to be absolved, not their hurt.
—Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 11 Feb. 2023
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The 29-year-old hurt his knee March 3 in Dallas and has missed the past seven games.
—C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
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Shorten that lag and save yourself from a world of hurt.
—Justin Hale, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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Is your Achilles' heel the hurt that comes with rejection?
—Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN, 12 July 2022
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But despite the hurt from the loss, Wolfe knows there are a lot of teams that would switch places with the Bulldogs in a heartbeat.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2022
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Gary and Cameron both know a thing or two about familial hurt.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2023
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That is an amazing act of resistance in the face of hurt, an amazing act of love in the face of hate.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
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The Lions and her nephew are poised for even greater things next year, but that doesn't take away the hurt of Sunday night.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
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But the big new contract and bright future hasn't quelled all of Freeman's hurt.
—Greg Beacham, ajc, 19 Mar. 2022
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Moving on from a past hurt might be this day's main challenge.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2022
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But some of us are better equipped to tend to the hurt and move on, while others struggle for years to come.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2022
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Friday never had to witness the hurt to know things had gone south.
—Bonnie Garmus, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
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To be clear, both Drea and Eleanor’s desires for revenge come from a place of real harm and true hurt.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2022
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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But there is no avoiding the reality of how much this hurt.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Your confusion and hurt are well-founded.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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