in pain

idiom

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

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Maybe the answer is becoming a burden to family members, dying in pain, or being forgotten. Angela Haupt, Time, 21 July 2025 One young man, clearly in pain, managed the final 3-mile stretch. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025 So when a black mom was, complaining about being in pain or complaining about these things, the concerns weren’t taken that seriously, which led to higher cesarean rates and led to the mortality of the mom in certain cases. Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025 But considering that there are 1.2 million C-sections annually in the US, 11% translates to more than 100,000 people in pain every year. Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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