as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee
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Recent Examples of achy
They’re designed to help alleviate achy arches, sore balls of the feet, and raw cuts on your toes.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, this portrait of a people is affecting and achy.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
Remember to pack an all-weather wardrobe (including rain gear) and plenty of golf balls, as well as the menthol salve of your choice for achy joints.
—David Weiss, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Soak away your worries and achy muscles in a steamy bath and let the minerals from these natural waters work their magic.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, this portrait of a people is affecting and achy.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
Remember to pack an all-weather wardrobe (including rain gear) and plenty of golf balls, as well as the menthol salve of your choice for achy joints.
—David Weiss, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Soak away your worries and achy muscles in a steamy bath and let the minerals from these natural waters work their magic.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for achy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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The $10,000 cap was a sore spot for many taxpayers in high tax states.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The sore spot was red, swollen, and painful—and the boy and his mother had no idea what had caused it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2024
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.—
Annabel Gutterman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Their boyfriends, meanwhile, suffer the painful indignities of paper cutters, buzzsaws, and other sharp objects.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Manu diving can hurt The researchers caution that the manu maneuver is not only difficult but can be risky and painful.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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