ache

Example Sentences

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"We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“Though our hearts ache, we take comfort in God’s promise and in knowing he is finally at peace,” Mary Cosby wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

That she is the mother of one of morning TV’s most beloved personalities adds an ache to our empathy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Two months before her race, she felt a nagging ache on the inside of her calf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

It should have been a lovely sound, but it made my head throb and ache.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff