How to Use suffering in a Sentence

suffering

noun
  • They hope these new drugs will help to bring an end to the suffering of arthritis patients.
  • His lawsuit seeks damages for pain and suffering.
  • But what is the main cause for that suffering?
    — NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Handy was found in the front yard suffering from a stab wound.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • We are made to feel their suffering.
    — Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There was a lot of hardship and pain, and suffering.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Jesus came to heal the weak and the suffering.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • To judge by their faces, those two knew something of suffering.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been said that pain is inevitable, but that suffering is a choice.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • His mom believes his suffering may have been worse.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, suffering is just a passage.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But the worst was the human suffering.
    — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • Here, endurance and suffering go hand-in-hand.
    — George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This suffering earth is wracked by extremes.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • The two women described their suffering at the time and in the years since.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The suffering of these girls is profound.
    — Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Why does the whole city come to a standstill for an event that to my eyes is all about pain and suffering?
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Experts’ best bet was to sedate the whale to ease its suffering.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • Her shooting, her suffering, her last breath.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Glinda lives in her bliss, as pain and suffering happen around her.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What’s worse is that so much of this suffering and death could have been prevented.
    — Longreads, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The infantry bear the brunt of the fighting—and the suffering.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • So there's this sort of pride around the poor conditions and around the suffering.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The suffering gets worse when there are more displaced people.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Now Atleti were the ones causing the suffering.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There was so much suffering involved.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Grief may be inevitable, but workplace suffering doesn’t have to be.
    — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Do the Giants not care about their suffering?
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Nor is the divine set apart from human suffering.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Being able to feel the pain and suffering of a client is quite another.
    — Melanie Fine, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022

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