ache of

Frequency: 5.84.9 per million words

specifies the cause or nature of an emotional pain

acheache + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He felt the deep ache of loneliness when his family moved away.
  • She couldn't escape the constant ache of grief after her friend's death.
  • The dull ache of regret for words unsaid lingered for years.
  • Living abroad, he often experienced the sharp ache of homesickness.
  • The ache of betrayal was worse than any physical pain she had ever known.
  • Looking at old photographs brought on a bittersweet ache of nostalgia.
  • His poetry was filled with the familiar ache of unrequited love.
  • There was a profound ache of disappointment in her heart after failing the exam.
  • The film captured the silent ache of longing for a time that was gone.
  • In his eyes, you could see the ache of a great and unspoken loss.