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The phrase "a pang" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden sharp feeling of pain or emotion, often related to sadness or longing.
Example: "She felt a pang of guilt as she remembered the harsh words she had spoken."
Alternatives: "a twinge" or "a stab".
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Hitchens replied, "Not a pang.
I felt a pang.
I immediately felt a pang of anxiety.
I instantly felt a pang of regret.
I felt a pang of sympathy.
It begins with a pang of envy.
Lan admits to a pang of regret.
Then I would feel a pang of guilt.
We instinctively feel the dissonance as a pang, a twinge.
Murdoch must have closed the Screws with a pang.
One turns the last pages with a pang or two.
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