splitting headache

Example Sentences

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Sometimes I play a scene with a splitting headache and people don't even know, but I know, so that makes some sense.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

Listen to Yeat for the first time and you may end up bewildered, with a splitting headache and the nihilistic view that modern hit music as we know it is ruined.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2023

Both complained of a splitting headache and fever that didn’t respond to the anti-malaria treatment.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

For example, if you have a splitting headache and you buy some acetaminophen from the only pharmacy that’s open near you, you probably needed that trade much more than the pharmacy did.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2022

“Remember!” she said, trying to smile, for the splitting headache had already begun.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott