pounding head

Example Sentences

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The sounds and lights were an assault—he went home nauseated, with a pounding head.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2024

When the first heat wave of the summer hit earlier this month, the broiling conditions left Apenisa Marau’s co-worker too delirious to function, with a pounding head and sore, aching eyes.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

You'll be able to hang a towel over your pounding head until you get your breath back, dripping water and sweat on to the sun-bleached concrete, feeling the warm solid ground beneath you.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011

I can’t understand anything they’re saying because the hot red color has cooled off and is now a dull pink that makes me just want to rest my pounding head and sleep.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

My voice was weak, pushing through my pounding head and trembling heart.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart