aching heart
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
My mistake was that instead of indulging in a series of sloppy rebounds to recalibrate my aching heart, I threw myself headlong into a new career writing about global warming.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
“Ni Mi Madre” is an aching heart wrapped in laughter and a long white dress — an offering of understanding and forgiveness, presented on the altar of bruised inheritance.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
I spent middle school alone with an anxious, aching heart.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2019
The point guard also was managing an aching heart, as Tuesday would’ve been the 23rd birthday of his late sister, Chyna, who was killed in a single-car accident on April 15.
From Washington Times • May 3, 2017
The same hostile roof now again rose before me: my prospects were doubtful yet; and I had yet an aching heart.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
![]()