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Example Sentences

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And my arms and legs were still aching from the heavy sugarloaf I carried all the way from Mr. Lloyd’s general store.

From Literature

But rather than resolve itself, the aching worsened, her limbs weak and her head pounding.

From Literature

It is his new normal, along with the daily blackouts, the failing healthcare system, the trash piled high along the streets, and his aching joints from the mosquito-borne illnesses that have plagued the island.

From The Wall Street Journal

That brief explanation understandably underplays the aching sadness that smoulders under the surface of his songs.

From BBC

“What had been incredibly futuristic and achingly modern just moments ago,” he writes, “had transitioned to something almost banal within the space of a single ride.”

From The Wall Street Journal