The pain lingered in his body like a bad dream.

And the pain from losing in that style lingers, too.

The pain lingered, but it was distant somehow and not a part of him.

Usually, your child starts feeling better right away, although sometimes the pain lingers for a bit.

It's been over six weeks since I stopped taking the drug and the pain still lingers.

But for many, the pain lingers, returns or even gets worse.

Almost four decades, and the pain of Kevin's death still lingered.

But for some students and their families, the pain lingers.

The baby left her shaking body, but the pain lingered.

Sometimes pain lingers even after the original cause seems to have been resolved.