sharp pain
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He said it was a "sharp pain" but it "didn't really sting how you'd expect it to".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The sharp pain of the wound may heal, but the scar remains—and we must all find a way that the broken heart can both feel the truth of its brokenness and emerge enlarged and reshaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
To insert an IUD, a clinician opens the vagina using a speculum and grips the cervix with a type of forceps, which can cause a sudden, sharp pain.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
A hornet sting can trigger sharp pain, tissue damage, and serious systemic problems such as the destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, any of which can be fatal.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
A sharp pain lodged beneath Adina’s ribs, making it hard to breathe.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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