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Example Sentences
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It was everywhere, flooding radio, weddings and reality shows, the slowbuild, aching notes articulating romantic devotion that felt cinematic yet intensely personal.
From BBC
At 21, wanderlust — that aching desire to escape to somewhere else — took hold of Elizabeth Short.
From Los Angeles Times
And my arms and legs were still aching from the heavy sugarloaf I carried all the way from Mr. Lloyd’s general store.
From Literature
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But rather than resolve itself, the aching worsened, her limbs weak and her head pounding.
From Literature
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It is his new normal, along with the daily blackouts, the failing healthcare system, the trash piled high along the streets, and his aching joints from the mosquito-borne illnesses that have plagued the island.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.