pang
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And that’s perfectly OK for them, because they won’t suffer a pang of guilt because of their decision, and they won’t actually feel better about accepting the $150 if they give half of it away.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Though Rachel has restricted her own access to any sort of gambling sites, she does sometimes have the "pang" to go to the slot machine, but then remembers how far she has come.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
At first, even he felt a momentary pang of caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
I work in food, and still, every time I reach for something above the “economy” label, I feel a small pang of guilt, like I’m splurging where I shouldn’t.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
A child cannot quarrel with its elders, as I had done; cannot give its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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
Siddhartha rose, the pangs of hunger were becoming unbearable.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing pang
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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