1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
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Examples of headache in a Sentence
I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
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Other research has found that living near a factory farm is positively associated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia, and people who live near them report higher rates of headaches, depression, anger, and respiratory symptoms, such as asthma.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Stone developed a powder from this bark which, while extremely bitter, proved an effective treatment for headaches.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, irregular breathing, and feeling ill or tired while at home, but fine when away.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Stone developed a powder from this bark which, while extremely bitter, proved an effective treatment for headaches.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, irregular breathing, and feeling ill or tired while at home, but fine when away.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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