pangs

Example Sentences

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"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

If you’re feeling pangs of financial anxiety, here is a primer on financial therapy and how it can help.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025

The pangs of yearning—my heart squeezes as though I have conquered this insurmountable loss myself.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper