ache

Example Sentences

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“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

"I'm at a loss and ache on behalf of our former president," one woman told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“Calle Málaga,” written with Touzani’s husband Nabil Ayouch, is not a passive narrative, though, merely content with the internalized ache of acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

If your hips ache a bit when you walk the corridors, he says, “maybe you should go take that hike in the Rockies sooner than later.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Her mouth almost twitched into a smile, but the dull ache in her heart smoothed it into a line.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn