in pain

idiom

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

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Jaros’ Palace cameo The sight of Alisson signalling to the bench and then sitting down on the ground in pain is one Liverpool supporters never want to see. Andy Jones, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 The dogs will then be made available for adoption, but those in pain, terminally ill or considered a health risk to humans could be euthanized. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 At the funeral in Khan Younis Saturday afternoon, families wept over the bodies of their relatives and cried out in pain. Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025 Who can be present in pain, whether their own or their team’s, without rushing to repackage it into a silver lining too soon. Tess Brigham, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.

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