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Example Sentences

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However, the process has been opaque and achingly slow, and many farmers have refused the new deal.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“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 • Dec. 30, 2025

The achingly slow pitch at a club ground is probably not the best preparation for playing at the Optus.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

The songs on “Pets Sounds” were achingly beautiful and introspective.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

A 20-knot breeze raked the ridge, blowing a plume of spindrift far over the Kangshung Face, but overhead the sky was an achingly brilliant blue.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer