ached

past tense of ache

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ached The summer Nicole Fusaro went missing, her mother walked up and down Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood until her feet ached. — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 My teeth ached and my pulse raced just walking into this everyday Halloween. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026 When Tom Stoppard died last year, my heart ached in all the ways a heart does when a great light — and one that has helped to illuminate your own particular path — goes out. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 People who ached for a better life were being ordered back into the old one, by statute and tax collector alike. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Her lower back had ached during dinner, and, sure enough, there was the tarnished rust of her period in her underwear. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Miguel Cabrera ached through his final years with the Tigers. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2026 My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 His hip ached with soreness, his right ankle left bruised as his rehabilitation process stalled longer than anticipated as the Lakers cleared the drawing board. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ached
Verb
  • The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Every option needed to be the safest option possible or else he would get hurt.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • My knee throbbed from hitting the rocks and the questions filled my head.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One day, at a hardware store near Flagg Mountain, he was pained to see bundles of fatwood—pine heartwood—being sold as kindling.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As someone who deals with an immense amount of scrutiny regarding his own appearance, Davidson is pained to see the vitriol another ex, Grande, has been subjected to of late.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Ached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ached. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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