sharp pain

Example Sentences

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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

I felt this intensely sharp pain and I thought I was going to die.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024

Right after the delivery, she felt a sharp pain behind her ear and noticed that her face was “looking odder.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

I pedal slowly, a rotating dull pain and sharp pain depending on which of my knees is bent.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse