in pain

idiom

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

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Corbett lay on the ground in pain. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 After taking a faceoff with just under five minutes to play, Norris went down in pain and struggled to get to the bench. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 In response, the spirit slashed him and sent him to the floor in pain. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Back at our hotel, my husband doubled over in pain. MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2025.

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