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How to use suffering in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Suffering means experiencing pain; characterized by suffering. Example: “Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life.”

Examples of suffering by meaning

adjectiveExperiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

  • I was listening her because she was telling me she was very suffering and that she was praying for her pains, for sinners, for poor, for ill people and for afflicted.2014, Silvia Michela Carrassi, Travels Through Spirit, page 114

nounThe condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

  • Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian

More sentences with suffering

  • Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life.From the entry heart
  • He was suffering from a typical millennial problem: Which is the correct emoji to use?From the entry millennial
  • After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.From the entry restrict
  • Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.From the entry confined
  • The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.From the entry midterm
  • With Newport's team suffering from injuries, Springfield was able to sneak in to the quarter-finals.From the entry sneak in
  • We are suffering the consequences of three years of a stop-go economic policy.From the entry stop-go
  • I was working long hours at the time, and the quality of my housekeeping was suffering commensurately.From the entry long hours
  • Many cattle were suffering from a disease called BSE.From the entry cattle
  • Since I don't believe in reincarnation, I believe that the only way to eliminate suffering is to die.From the entry believe
  • He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.From the entry deprivation
  • I've been suffering your insults for years.From the entry suffer
  • The sale was almost agreed, but now the prospective purchasers seem to be suffering from a bad case of cold feet.From the entry cold feet
  • Seeing so much suffering for so long hardened his heart.From the entry harden someone's heart
  • Blessed is he who is an alleviator of suffering.From the entry alleviator
  • Christ's sith of sorrow and suffering.From the entry sith
  • After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.From the entry call it a day
  • The active ingredient in suffering is pointlessness; when it has a purpose, it loses its potency.2025 December 9, Adam Mastroianni, “The drug that taught me how much I should suffer; or: grindset and bedrot”, in Experimental History…. From the entry active ingredient
  • New York is suffering from a crisis and it’s called halalflation.2025 January 13, Emma Orlow, quoting Zohran Mamdani, Eater, page…. From the entry halalflation
  • The UK economy is suffering a nasty bout of stagflation and the prospects appear poor.2023 June 17, Chris Giles, Delphine Strauss, “Britain’s economic malaise”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry stagflation
  • That is why many of us are now suffering sticker shock when we eat out.2023 June 10, Tim Hayward, “The pie’s the limit”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry sticker shock
  • Also suffering from age is the structural integrity of signal posts, with targeted renewals planned for CP7.2023 August 9, Mel Holley, “Network News: Scotland's £4.2bn plan to ensure network stability”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24. From the entry signal post
  • The Hall of Famer didn't let on that he was suffering to anyone else during the filming.2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 24, column 3. From the entry Hall of Famer
  • And they could be a needed boost for suffering travel and hospitality markets.2021 April 21, “What are 'vaxications' and how do they affect vacation rentals?”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024. From the entry vaxication
  • Someone suffering from stenophobia may find themselves avoiding that which they fear.2021 August 6, “Stenophobia (Fear of Narrow Things or Places)”, in Psych Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2024. From the entry stenophobia
  • At least a dozen provinces in China are suffering from water scarcity.2020 December 17, Sidney Leng, “China trades rainwater for first time, but analysts say unstable trading system is far from being…. From the entry Yicheng
  • Efilism has a vague correspondence with utilitarianism but emphasizes the suffering of life over utilitarianism’s greater good.2020, Patricia MacCormack, The Ahuman Manifesto: Activism for the End of the Anthropocene, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 153. From the entry efilism
  • And hyper-empathy about others' suffering can get in the way of our ability to function.2020, Sarah Jaquette Ray, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, page 107. From the entry hyperempathy
  • I read that parents suffering from PTSD are more likely to hit their children.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 13. From the entry PTSD
  • One huge self-inflicted wound the industry is now suffering from is the lack of coupling compatibility.2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 43. From the entry compatibility
  • His whole constitution was that of an emaciated, suffering man, malarial and gaunt.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 409. From the entry malarial
  • Much of the suffering experienced by disabled or dysmorphic people is socially determined and value laden.2016, Alan R. Fleischman, “Ethical Issues in Medical and Surgical Enhancement”, in Pediatric Ethics: Protecting the Interests of Children…. From the entry dysmorphic
  • He is suffering from the same state of lacked recognition that Gwent talks about.2015 January 10, “The Infernal Machine”, in John K. Balor, editor, SPACE: 1999 – The 40th Anniversary Celebration: A New Episode by…. From the entry dunsel
  • This brought about untold suffering to those on whom the trekpass orders applied.2015, Chris Jafta, Constitutional Court of South Africa Case CCT 231/14. From the entry trekpass
  • When it came to famine and suffering, he looked for the nearest exit.2013, Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family, David C Cook, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry all show and no go
  • Usenet news is a domain that is suffering badly from information overload.2012, Christopher Lueg, Danyel Fisher, From Usenet to CoWebs, page 207. From the entry news
  • Could someone truly willing chaos do anything but also will the suffering brought about?2012, Jon Cogburn, “Beyond Chaotic Good and Lawful Evil?”, in Jon Cogburn, Mark Silcox, editors, Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy…. From the entry chaotic
  • He isn't exactly suffering from Venustraphobia since he has no problem interfacing with beautiful women.2012, George Edward Moon, The Virgin Killer, →ISBN, page 77. From the entry venustraphobia

Meaning of suffering

  1. adjective Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
  2. noun The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

Full definition of suffering

Questions about suffering in a sentence

How do you use suffering in a sentence?
Suffering is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life.”
What is a short sentence with suffering?
“Christ's sith of sorrow and suffering.”
What does suffering mean?
Suffering means experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suffering (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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