HURT in a Sentence

Learn HURT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

330 example sentences for HURT, such as:

1. Don't cry out before you are hurt.
2. They hurt her but she had to hear them.
3. She'd hurt them worse than they hurt her.
4. Anger and hurt pride drove out some of the pain.
5. When you feel hurt and your tears are gonna to drop.

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 Meanings and Examples of HURT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
hurt
 v.  cause pain, harm, or difficulty
 a.  injured or in pain
 a.  upset or unhappy
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It made a small frightened cheep like a field mouse, and he wondered languidly if it were hurt.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
2  Her face felt stiff as from pain and her mouth actually hurt from having stretched it, unwillingly, in smiles to prevent the twins from learning her secret.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Scarlett and her father each assured the other solemnly that to bring such matters to the ears of Ellen would only hurt her, and nothing would induce them to wound her gentleness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  Anger and hurt pride drove out some of the pain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  They fell on unhearing ears, words that were swift and tender and full of pity, like a father speaking to a hurt child.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  He had never once crossed the borders of friendliness with her and, when she thought of this fresh anger rose, the anger of hurt pride and feminine vanity.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  The mortification and hurt pride that she had suffered in the library with Ashley and with Rhett Butler were pin pricks to this.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  She'd hurt them worse than they hurt her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  And it would hurt Melanie, because she loves Charles so much.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  And it would hurt Stu and Brent-- She didn't quite know why she wanted to hurt them, except that they had catty sisters.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
11  They hurt her but she had to hear them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  And, having gotten you alone, you could be very, very hurt or very, very angry when he tried to kiss you.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  Well, I must admit we did a bit of private looting in that corn, for we were all pretty hungry and what the General don't know won't hurt him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  "No, Scarlett, no," he said in a low voice, holding her crossed wrists in a grip that hurt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  I just married Charlie to--to try to hurt you.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
Example Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
16  A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
17  Warmness is luxury — which is reflected by deep cold and hurt.
18  The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
19  Don't cry out before you are hurt.
20  A young girl and her little brother were seriously hurt when a car ploughed into them on a crossing.
21  When there's no expectation, losing won't bring hurt, gaining makes you surprised.
22  Slowly that really care for another often hurt myself.
23  When you feel hurt and your tears are gonna to drop.
24  The only thing I consider wrong is when you hurt someone.
25  Investors were concerned that allegations of corruption against the ruling party would hurt consumer confidence and economic growth.
26  There will always be people who'll hurt you, so you need to continue trusting,just be careful.
27  If someone hurts you, please continue good good, to enjoy life, hurt the same.
28  One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
29  Lisbon's foreign earnings have been badly hurt by the drastic drop in tourism.
30  During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.