in pain

idiom

: feeling pain
It was obvious that she was in pain.

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In the body-camera footage, Williams can be heard screaming in pain. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025 Brunson rose to his feet after several moments in pain on the Crypto.com Arena floor. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 However, since his diagnosis, he's been in pain and unable to stand on his own. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 The child also said his mother had used zip ties to restrain him, and the boy reported being in pain due to the zip ties being extremely tight. Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in pain

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“In pain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pain. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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