1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
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Examples of headache in a Sentence
I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
Recent Examples on the Web
Leptospirosis typically presents with flu-like symptoms, including fever, headache, muscle aches, and chills.1 Other common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and jaundice.
—Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
Signs of a heatstroke include body temperature that is 106°F or higher, hot or red skin, a fast or strong pulse, headache, dizziness, nausea, loss of consciousness, and confusion.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
And be safe, of course -- a paper shredder can help prevent sensitive information making it beyond the boundaries of your workspace and save you a headache in the future.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Side effects of kids consuming caffeine could include rapid or irregular heartbeats, headaches, seizures, shaking, upset stomach and adverse emotional effects on mental health, according to the complaint.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The disease can cause fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and rash, Celia Quinn, the deputy commissioner for the Division of Disease Control, who issued an April 12 memo warning of the disease.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
There is no staging, no open houses, and none of the disruptions that can make listing through a typical real estate agent a headache.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
But getting out, there's really nothing drivers can do to avoid that headache.
—Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
In the final hours before tipoff against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers announced that Anthony Davis was going to miss the game because of a headache and nausea.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
Signs of a heatstroke include body temperature that is 106°F or higher, hot or red skin, a fast or strong pulse, headache, dizziness, nausea, loss of consciousness, and confusion.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
And be safe, of course -- a paper shredder can help prevent sensitive information making it beyond the boundaries of your workspace and save you a headache in the future.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Side effects of kids consuming caffeine could include rapid or irregular heartbeats, headaches, seizures, shaking, upset stomach and adverse emotional effects on mental health, according to the complaint.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The disease can cause fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and rash, Celia Quinn, the deputy commissioner for the Division of Disease Control, who issued an April 12 memo warning of the disease.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
There is no staging, no open houses, and none of the disruptions that can make listing through a typical real estate agent a headache.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
But getting out, there's really nothing drivers can do to avoid that headache.
—Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
In the final hours before tipoff against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers announced that Anthony Davis was going to miss the game because of a headache and nausea.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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