Example Sentences

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A pretentious young critic for the magazine Cahiers du Cinéma who never takes off his dark glasses, even at the movies, and rarely stops smoking, he is aching to make a feature of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

She knew what it was like to be a kid who wants to be seen, who is aching to be understood.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

"The country's heart is aching," says Tatyana, who's brought some flowers to lay here.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

For all the specificity of the characters, the big stage — too big for this production — is aching to be explored by dancing bodies.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

“My wrist is aching, the weather is awful, and Penny has a cold,” he explained.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper