pangs

Example Sentences

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If the reader starts to feel pangs of resentment about this laundry list of expectations — well, we’re reminded that marriage is hard for a man too.

From Salon • May 8, 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

“Of course, I don’t believe that. I have pangs of longing for my home state every day, especially fruits!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

To quiet their stomach pangs, they set about coaxing termites from nests.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer