pains
Example Sentences
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Most of Mekelle's stores remained shuttered on Sunday, with several business owners taking pains to hide their stocks from Thursday as the federal forces drew closer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“There’s a lot of us kind of limping toward the end here, a lot of aches and pains this year.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The daughter of another medbed believer recalled her mother’s words: We won’t have those aches and pains anymore; your dad’s heart will be better.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Meta’s announcement of the tool took pains to underline how rock-solid it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I could not make out the face of the mother who rested from the pains of birth, but I could see the old woman in black who tended the just-arrived, steaming baby.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
