suffering
noun
suf·fer·ing
ˈsə-f(ə-)riŋ 
Examples of suffering in a Sentence
ways to alleviate human suffering
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.
the sufferings of the dying
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The authors describe the era’s widespread mistreatment of animals and profile the activists who convinced their fellow citizens that the prevention of animal suffering was a just cause.
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Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The surgery rescued me from any more TPN in the immediate future while nudging me ever so slightly closer to a future without food—again, relief and suffering at the same time.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Scientists can’t be sure that playing God with the atmosphere won’t cause human suffering, even if it is intended to alleviate it.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
According to its website, Animal Partisan is a legal advocacy organization that aims to end the suffering of animals in slaughterhouses, farms, and labs by discovering, exposing, and challenging unlawful conduct.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Something about her suffering catalyzed in you the desire to end suffering in other people.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Western reporters have had to watch the suffering from a distance.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Which is, of course, the entirety of Siddiqui’s pitch: to—based on what the science says—protect future people from future suffering.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
International pressure to reach a ceasefire deal is mounting as the devastation and suffering in Gaza from Israel’s blockade on aid and widespread destruction of the strip worsens and half the population live with catastrophic levels of hunger.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The surgery rescued me from any more TPN in the immediate future while nudging me ever so slightly closer to a future without food—again, relief and suffering at the same time.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Scientists can’t be sure that playing God with the atmosphere won’t cause human suffering, even if it is intended to alleviate it.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
According to its website, Animal Partisan is a legal advocacy organization that aims to end the suffering of animals in slaughterhouses, farms, and labs by discovering, exposing, and challenging unlawful conduct.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Something about her suffering catalyzed in you the desire to end suffering in other people.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Western reporters have had to watch the suffering from a distance.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Which is, of course, the entirety of Siddiqui’s pitch: to—based on what the science says—protect future people from future suffering.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
International pressure to reach a ceasefire deal is mounting as the devastation and suffering in Gaza from Israel’s blockade on aid and widespread destruction of the strip worsens and half the population live with catastrophic levels of hunger.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffering. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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