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Example Sentences

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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

One question ached through all of Holland like a long-held breath: would there be war?

From Literature

My feet were in agony, my ears ached, and I was longing for something to eat, anything.

From Literature