They spoke of the 1986 Challenger explosion and its painful aftermath only when pressed.

There was the painful aftermath of the terrorist attacks.

This film on the repercussions of a potentially dehumanizing horror and its painful aftermath is astonishing.

I took it myself for several months last winter when the painful aftermath of knee replacements rendered a restful night's sleep impossible.

In the painful aftermath, I realized that I had crossed the line from advocate to policy maker.

I dressed swiftly but carefully, willing my mind not to think about those kisses and the painful aftermath.

Her photographs of the ritual itself are pitiless: the terror, the double-edged razor, the blood, the painful aftermath.

Jews, living in the painful aftermath of the Holocaust, felt his very words were antisemitic, in spite of their purpose.

For years doctors had liked to experiment with her during The Headache and its painful aftermath.

The events leading to this catastrophe, and then its painful aftermath, make for a spellbinding tale.