Examples of backache in a Sentence
a patient suffering from backache
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Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
And your lower trapezius muscles weaken and strain against the upward pull, leading to backaches and pain around the scapulae.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Tylenol is used to treat a several conditions, such as mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches and colds.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Long stretches at a computer or tablet can cause eye strain and backaches, so encourage students to take regular movement breaks to stretch, walk around, or get fresh air.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
And your lower trapezius muscles weaken and strain against the upward pull, leading to backaches and pain around the scapulae.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Tylenol is used to treat a several conditions, such as mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches and colds.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Long stretches at a computer or tablet can cause eye strain and backaches, so encourage students to take regular movement breaks to stretch, walk around, or get fresh air.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backache. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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backache
noun
back·ache
ˈbak-ˌāk 
: pain usually in the lower back
Medical Definition
backache
noun
back·ache
ˈbak-ˌāk
: a pain in the lower back
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