ache

Example Sentences

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That mix of discouragement and discontent surfaced repeatedly, like a dull ache, in conversations with dozens of voters across the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

She wants GPs better trained to recognise symptoms sooner, and more research into the condition, stressing it is "not as simple as just having a tummy ache here and there".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

That she is the mother of one of morning TV’s most beloved personalities adds an ache to our empathy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Two months before her race, she felt a nagging ache on the inside of her calf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

But he said it differently than a Russian would have, with a hard ch sound that made Anya’s heart ache for Babulya and Mama and their hard ch at the back of their mouths.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack