darting pain

Example Sentences

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But soon those treacherous nerves restored themselves, the upper and lower parts of him were all one again, and the diffuse yet darting pain returned.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.

She added, with a catch in her breath like that produced by a sudden, darting pain, "I know he won't."

From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil

I felt madness in my blood; felt its darting pain through my brain.

From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut

As she draws a deep breath, she places her hand, with a spasmodic movement, to her left side, as though to quell some darting pain that lies there.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

The complaint ended in a stifled moan induced perhaps by some darting pain, then without further ado Ma Briskow unbuttoned one shoe and removed it.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood