ache

Example Sentences

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The acquirers can also more easily tuck in a smaller acquisition, avoiding the stomach aches that come with digesting a bigger organization.

From The Wall Street Journal

But now, even the ends of his fur seemed to ache from the exertion of paddling.

From Literature

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times

The unremittingly positive little girl described her symptoms before she was diagnosed as "belly aches and everything, and I felt sick but other than that, I just felt like a normal person".

From BBC

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

From BBC