pang
Example Sentences
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When I give up on sleep and emerge from my room, it’s with hunger pangs in my stomach.
From Literature
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The book cover trend, imbued with nostalgia for childhood, promises fiction that grapples with the pangs of adulthood in an age of precarity.
From Los Angeles Times
As I look round the room, I feel a tiny pang.
From Literature
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I’m relieved, yet hit with a pang of guilt.
From Salon
Another pang of loneliness shot through me as my gaze drifted toward my old table.
From Literature
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