headache

Example Sentences

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Now I was lifting myself from the bathroom floor with shaking hands for a fitful night of tossing in bed, a raging headache waiting for me in the morning.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

He had mild flu-like symptoms and on the 30 December he went back to bed with a headache.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s a headache for many companies but unlikely to rattle the market, which is coming to terms with the view that tariffs are here to stay—but with some guardrails.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The suits do not seek compensation from Cuba, but create another headache for the government by putting pressure on four cruise lines being sued because they had used the Port of Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

She scrunches her eyes closed, as if I’ve given her a headache.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan