ache

"It's tough work... the hardest part is carrying the seaweed back. It's very heavy and your shoulders ache afterwards."

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Gnawing, almost unbearable heartbreak acts as the catalyst for a layered analysis of the ways humans — or, in the case of “The Sheep Detectives,” humans and their woolly friends — ache to forget.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

"We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home."

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

In men, those white blood cells are more likely to produce a pain-resolving molecule that can quickly quell the ache, according to a recent study in the journal Science Immunology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

My ankles ache with the chill, but when I burrow my feet into the soft, silty mud, my toes are cozy and warm.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Others will experience mild symptoms such as fever, body aches and nausea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and abdominal pain.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

To soothe the resulting stomach aches, the macaques have developed a habit of "geophagy, the deliberate consumption of earth", a recent study has found.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Her body aches, she's sensitive to light and sound, and everything feels too much.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

It started with a few coughs and body aches.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

She wrote that her heart ached most looking at a poster her three children made when they were young.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Before Edward and Bella took over the world, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewers ached for David Boreanaz’s Angel and James Marsters’ Spike, centuries-old bros who fall for a very special high school blonde.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

But it’s worth stressing the takeaway: Redford was always deferential to his leading women, all of whom bloomed and ached in his absence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

My back ached from hunching over my task for so long.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

"My shifts at work landed on the same days, too. During my morning shower, I felt faint; I had to be realistic and call in sick. My body was completely exhausted, aching and cramping."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

It seemed like the set was closing with “In the Dark,” an aching ballad from their Venturing side project, plainly declaring “I still dream of us” through a fog of effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

My feet were still aching when I boarded my flight home the next day.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

My knee was aching, likely a callback to surgery at 16 to repair torn ligaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

There was a long spell of silence, a big, aching void, and then from the Professor a keen “S-s-s-s!”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker