pangs

Example Sentences

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In a free society, there is no right to be shielded from information that might cause pangs of doubt.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Even that comes though with pangs of guilt, wondering whether coming to terms with her childlessness, means she did not want it enough, or try hard enough.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

"We are suffering the pangs of growth because India knows how to handle poverty, not prosperity."

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

On “Cherry Blue,” piano-like tones echo inside a canyon of reverb, triggering pangs of loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

But, like I said before, Muhammad is not too intuitive, so he accepts my excuse that I’m practicing for some school play and not experiencing serious pangs of love.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali