Sentence examples for aching longing from inspiring English sources

The phrase "aching longing" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to express a deep, intense desire or yearning for something or someone. Example: "As she gazed at the distant horizon, an aching longing filled her heart for the life she once knew."

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Far more satisfying is when the quartet combine aching longing with more destructive urges, as on "Feed Me With Your Kiss", from 1988's debut album Isn't Anything.

The intriguing promise of the setup is not quite sustained in the third act, but this heady, sensual picture captures something of the aching, longing and confusion of growing up in the wrong body.

Underneath all the madness is Clint Mansell's surging, swirling, haunting score, featuring a recurrent refrain that reminded me of the aching longing of David Bowie's Warszawa (some of the instrumental soundscapes from Low were originally intended as incidental music for The Man Who Fell to Earth – another genetic link to sci-fi).

No one wants to see children suffer: the film's narrative underscores the aching longing for a workable solution.

Second, what if we hadn't reconnected, yes I'd definitely have an issue with guilt but would there be this constant aching longing in my heart?

He ran with this emotionality, bringing a sense of aching longing brought on my solitary habits in his other paintings created during the Depression era, such as New York Movie, Automat, and Early Sunday Morning.

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They recall your untidy room and unwashed bedding; waking up at 2pm and feeling every lyric in your aching bones, longing above longing, please mum, can I get a tattoo?

He might be dapper and superior in manner, but he aches with longing.

Brian D'Arcy James aches with longing as the cad who wants a second chance.

During the Madwoman's aching aria of longing for her son, Mr. Bell slowly circles the flutist as their quivering music intertwines.

What's more, the show's message -- abandon ambition, be yourself and stay at home -- is a downer, given the subliminal ache of longing that informs so much of the music.

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