stomachache
Americannoun
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stomachaches
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noun
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But like a stomachache from too much candy, the pain was short-lived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
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
But she worsened on May 17, with visits to the medical unit for vomiting and a stomachache.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023
It was an “Aladdin”-like play called “Billy’s Wonderful Kettle” in Manchester, England, and the 7-year-old McDermott was so excited the night before, he got a stomachache that kept him from going.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
The argument with Valley and then Poppy immediately after had given her a stomachache that not even her father’s soothing guinea-hen-weed tea could help.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
After the incidents, according to the suit, the children began to tell their parents and teachers they were getting stomachaches and anxiety before school, and avoiding recess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Perhaps that’s why I’ve held on so tightly to a bit of wisdom that my mom gave me when I was a kid plagued by stomachaches.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2023
On the other hand, eating them uncooked can cause nausea, stomachaches and other digestive problems.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
Other manifestations that connect mental and physical symptoms include backaches, headaches and stomachaches, which all “tend to accompany psychological stress, anxiety and worry about the future,” Lowe says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2022
She had nightmares and got stomachaches when her mother went away on trips.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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