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Example Sentences

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But Pasbar has followed events in Iran closely, his heart aching as he watched the recent crackdown on protests until he couldn't bear it any longer.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

There is also a feeling Maguire is happy in his surroundings too - that he is settled with his family in the north-west and has no aching desire to start again somewhere else just yet.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

I kept thinking about the quiet, aching gap between who she might have been raised to be and what her life became.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Most of us are aching not for perfection but for presence.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

I was aching all over to have Papa go with me to look for the monkey, but I knew it wouldn’t do any good to ask him.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls