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Example Sentences
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But Pasbar has followed events in Iran closely, his heart aching as he watched the recent crackdown on protests until he couldn't bear it any longer.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
There is also a feeling Maguire is happy in his surroundings too - that he is settled with his family in the north-west and has no aching desire to start again somewhere else just yet.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
This doesn’t mean they’re secretly aching to become “tradwives.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
“A Fflam never falters! Though what my aching bones might do is another matter!”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.