in pain
Example Sentences
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Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"All dogs can be dangerous if they're not brought up correctly, if not raised the right way, if in pain they can lash out, they can bite."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Because the study was observational and conducted at a single medical center, it cannot prove that low vitamin D directly caused the increase in pain.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Playing in his first game since returning from the injured list, O’Hoppe stayed in the game despite appearing to be in pain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
It made me want to laugh too, only instead of laughing, my body seized up in pain and I coughed my lungs out.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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