in pain

idiom

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

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Snow was adamant about showing the blood and needles in the film as well as footage of himself writhing in pain on hospital beds and the frustration of waiting hours for doctors to provide adequate dosages of pain medication that can help him. Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Exhausted and in pain, Ahmed often wanted to give himself up. Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 More than 1450 days later, that timeframe looks hopelessly naïve and has proved to have been a fundamental miscalculation that has taken a devastating toll in pain, destruction and bloodshed. Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026 The 34-year-old Diggins, racing in her final season, collapsed to the ground, shouting in pain after finishing the freestyle race and adding to her gold, silver and bronze career medal tally. Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 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 24 Feb. 2026.

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