pangs

Example Sentences

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In a free society, there is no right to be shielded from information that might cause pangs of doubt.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

"We are suffering the pangs of growth because India knows how to handle poverty, not prosperity."

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

On “Cherry Blue,” piano-like tones echo inside a canyon of reverb, triggering pangs of loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

“Of course, I don’t believe that. I have pangs of longing for my home state every day, especially fruits!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

I feel that I’m lucky to be alive to write novels today, when the whole world is caught in the pangs of war and change.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright