in pain

idiom

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

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Karl-Anthony Towns scored a team-high 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the field to go with nine rebounds and two assists, but injured a finger on his left hand in the first half and was visibly in pain even after getting the finger taped. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 Everyone on the Duke sidelines held their collective breath as the star winced in pain. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Gudas went to the ice in pain, at which point Protas pounced and rifled a shot past Dostál. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025 In the body-camera footage, Williams can be heard screaming in pain. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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