adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pained expression (= one that shows you are in pain or feeling upset )
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A pained expression crossed Rory’s face when he saw them together.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
expression
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You noticed a vaguely pained expression enter Jackson's eyes, as if he was wondering why nothing ever proved simple.
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Rex made with the crossed eyes and suitably pained expression .
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He assumed a pained expression and averted his eyes.
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Larry, my stepfather, sits stiffly with a pained expression on his face.
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Even from fifty yards away I could see her pained expression .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another figure may be responsible for drawing us out, eliciting all kinds of pained and disagreeable reactions.
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Duroc looked up at Rafferty, and the priest turned his head, meeting his gaze with pained , still-clear eyes.
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Everyone else sounded pained and crazy enough.
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He could see Steen's face in its pained repose, and felt certain that he was up against a case of murder.
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Newman's pained performance is a slightly heavy-handed but compelling version of the Marlon method.
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Rex made with the crossed eyes and suitably pained expression.
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The woman's face was drawn into pained mask.
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You noticed a vaguely pained expression enter Jackson's eyes, as if he was wondering why nothing ever proved simple.