Example Sentences

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I told the farmworkers how after only two days of work last week, my lower back and my forearms ached.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

During the workshops Rice says her hands cramped, her back hurt and her feet ached.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

"My heart ached, and I could only pray: 'God, please don't let that happen.'"

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

He ached to become speaker of the House, but when Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency in disgrace in October 1973, President Richard Nixon was compelled by the 25th Amendment to fill the vacancy—abracadabra: Ford.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

My back ached as though someone had sat on me while I slept, and my throat was sore.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros