How to Use ache in a Sentence

ache

1 of 2 verb
  • The candy's so sweet that it makes my teeth ache.
  • After running the marathon, his body ached for a week.
  • Her muscles were aching from shoveling snow.
  • But still, in the middle of the night her breasts ached for the child.
    Lisa Taddeo, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • The wounds hurt from the inside, were hot to the touch, and the aching burn began to spread.
    Charlotte Fox Weber, Time, 23 June 2023
  • Here’s why your knees might be aching in the first place.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There’s not a day that goes by that my heart doesn’t ache.
    Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • In the three days to come, knees will ache, souls will expand.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
  • Hands, shoulders, and your back all start to ache as the hours tick by.
    Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 18 May 2020
  • For the aching quiet that descended over the past year.
    Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Our heart aches to lose you, but God gives us strength to carry on.
    courant.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • If their bodies had ached, wouldn’t a dip in the hot tub relax them?
    Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Evening workout: a blend of cold and hot body jets to soothe aching muscles.
    Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 14 Oct. 2019
  • My knees and hips started to ache around Mile Four; my head around Mile Six.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Sit in any seat long enough and your backside will begin to ache.
    Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2022
  • By the end of my commute, my muscles had started to ache.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
  • While the ashes may have settled, our hearts still ache.
    ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Her feet ached from her ill-fitting boots, but she was hooked.
    Jill Cowan Daniel Dorsa, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • The muscles along his thin arms and legs throbbed, his head ached, his stomach was sore.
    Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • After the first two days of riding, my back started to ache.
    Wired, 21 July 2022
  • The heel just over 3 inches, which provides you with extra height that won’t leave your feet aching by the end of the night.
    Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Here in the land our forefathers ached for, all of our hopes will be fulfilled.
    Gal Koplewitz, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2019
  • After about three hours, my ears and head started to ache a bit from the pressure of the elastic.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020
  • Been aching for a trip to Israel but in the era of Roman emperor Tiberius?
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Your shoulders will hunch forward and your body will ache.
    Carla Ciccone, The New Yorker, 12 June 2021
  • While the weather is warm and your green thumb may be aching, don't start your work on your 2024 garden just yet.
    The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This poem ached to swoon at the skill and ardor laid at her passerine feet.
    Laura Reece Hogan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
  • My heart aches for all the innocent people killed in any war.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Your heart will flutter and ache for these young lovers trying to make it in a world that does not love them back.
    Christine Giordano, Women's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Very quickly, a person has a high fever, chills, sore muscles, and aching joints.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
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ache

2 of 2 noun
  • He had a dull ache in his back from lifting boxes all day.
  • But my wife's and my hearts ache for our kids still there.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The aches of the city’s growth have been difficult to escape.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The day after the flood, Muhammad wakes up with an ache in his chest.
    Kareem Abdulrahman, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
  • This can cause your breasts to ache because those cells have to stretch out to make room.
    Kimberly A. Daly, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Hence this ache in our soul that signals to us that life has got to be more.
    Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • One way to soothe the ache: foods that help with period cramps.
    Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Both types of viruses cause a dry cough, body aches, fever, and runny nose.
    Sarah Klein, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
  • They can be used for hot or cold therapy to soothe aches and pains.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The most common symptoms of flu are fever, body ache and shaking chills.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
  • And even though on this night the traditional Jewish meal was held at the home of David's uncle, the ache was the same.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The accumulation of black-and-blues and all-over body aches.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • More than anything else, Guardians 3 aches to return to the days when Chris Pratt was a beloved leading man.
    Vulture, 10 May 2023
  • There are weird aches and pains to deal with, and your body is constantly changing.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But through the aches and pains, late nights and early mornings, the 21-year-old never stops smiling.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Massage guns are an easy solution to get rid of aches and pains.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
  • To make a hard-working scientist who tells the truth live in fear makes my heart ache for this country.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block.
    Michelle Andrews, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Theo couldn’t understand how Shirlee could be so calm and cool in there: the room smelled strongly of piss, and the watery light from the bulb made Theo’s eyes ache.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • After a 20-minute ride, my hands ache from tightly gripping the handle.
    WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023
  • It is often marked by fevers that come and go, along with nondescript fatigue, chills, and aches and pains.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • If there is a new ache that won’t go away, many will go to a doctor to get some medicine or prevent it from worsening.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Seeing him like this makes my chest ache, hunched over in just his sweatpants and an athletic tee stretched across the broadness of him.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Flying to the beach and all over my city on this lightweight ebike took a lot of the loneliness and ache out of that first pandemic summer.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The metallic whirring of helicopters, the flash of flares, the smell of burning after bombs, the taste of fear, the ache of something lost — all of these linger long after the fighting stops.
    Joao Silva Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • But these flying pests can also carry the West Nile virus, a disease that can cause fever, rash and muscle aches.
    Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The brace gave us a nice, snug fit that kept the wrist in a neutral position and relieved the ache from being on the computer all day, The bottom line?
    Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The most common symptoms of the flu are cough, fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, fatigue, nausea and vomiting.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In childhood flashbacks he’s played with a tender ache by Louis Kirwan.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • All previous patients complained of swollen lymph nodes and muscle aches that cleared up in a few weeks.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024

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