ache
Example Sentences
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Then as now, I wanted to watch movies until my knees ached.
From Los Angeles Times
He was hungry, and still damp, and his whole body ached with exhaustion.
From Literature
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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
But another part of me aches for her.
From Literature
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“You’re not running a fever. Sometimes when your temperature is off, you’ll have aches in your body and feel a reaction in your skin,” she said.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.