ache

Example Sentences

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Arnaldi described how he became ill on Thursday night, waking up with stomach ache at about 1am.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Gnawing, almost unbearable heartbreak acts as the catalyst for a layered analysis of the ways humans — or, in the case of “The Sheep Detectives,” humans and their woolly friends — ache to forget.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

She presents her daughter’s sudden death in crisp, often tart prose that cannot mask the ache that lurks beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She wants GPs better trained to recognise symptoms sooner, and more research into the condition, stressing it is "not as simple as just having a tummy ache here and there".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

My insides ache seeing it like that, wondering if it can be salvaged.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera