stomachache
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of stomachache
Example Sentences
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“I mean, Luther said ‘Never too much,’ right,” the singer and actor told Sherri Shepherd, quoting Luther Vandross, after the host asked her if she had a stomachache from all the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
Maryland’s Montgomery County recommends keeping a child home with a stomachache, “pale or flushed face” or “thick yellow discharge from the nose.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024
It’s not giving anything away to say that Amber, hopelessly smitten with Joe and unaware she was pregnant, has given birth alone after suffering from what she thought was a stomachache.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
She complained of a stomachache, nausea and difficulty breathing.
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Though from our shiny faces and swollen bodies, we realize that we are all suffering from similar symptoms: stomachache, extreme exhaustion, diarrhea, and aching joints.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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