Example Sentences

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Fighting back tears, the NBC host said in an Instagram video that they are "aching" for Nancy Guthrie, who is suspected to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Most of us are aching not for perfection but for presence.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Like many Syrians, the residents of Ma’an and the surrounding villages are aching to find answers about hundreds of missing relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

My orbs are aching for I have seen “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

My feet are aching and the sun is starting to go down by the time I return.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender