aching heart
Example Sentences
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This proves to be a consistent theme across “Moisturizer,” which often feels like Teasdale’s ode to an aching heart.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
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
My dreams of democracy have vanished with an aching heart.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2014
He had young Baby Kochamma’s aching heart on a leash, bumping behind him, lurching over leaves and small stones.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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