ache

Example Sentences

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Ignoring the aching feeling that I’m losing my best friends, I leave Lily with Camille and stride confidently out the front door.

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He had lain on his bed for quite a time, not really thinking about anything, aware only of a dull ache in his chest.

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Then I yelled, “You stupid old tree!” and I kicked its trunk as hard as I could so my foot ached something fierce, but I didn’t even whimper.

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He surfaced, sputtering, shoulder aching, his arm going numb.

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His back ached as he strained to raise his shoulders.

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