stomachache

Example Sentences

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It sounds like a recipe for a stomachache.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Maryland’s Montgomery County recommends keeping a child home with a stomachache, “pale or flushed face” or “thick yellow discharge from the nose.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

She complained of a stomachache, nausea and difficulty breathing.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

It was an “Aladdin”-like play called “Billy’s Wonderful Kettle” in Manchester, England, and the 7-year-old McDermott was so excited the night before, he got a stomachache that kept him from going.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The day of the dance—the day of Ivy’s thirteenth birthday—she woke up with a stomachache, but not a sick stomachache.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake