In addition, the person may say and do unusual or hurtful things.

She never wittingly did a hurtful thing in all the little summer of her life.

I try to tell her that there are hurtful things in the world.

It was the most hurtful thing Shirley had experienced in her life.

He's worried about his daughter and their safety, or that anyone might say hurtful things to them.

Fear of prison keeps them from doing more hurtful things than they do.

Now, as in a bitter divorce, both men have found the most hurtful things to say about each other.

"I will not stand by and have you say such hurtful things to each other!"

The hurtful things she had said came crowding back in his memory.

Liz knew she'd said pretty much the most hurtful thing possible.