| She was scrawny, dangerously thin some said, and stiff, as though her bones ached. |
| Then I didn't have the strength to do anything but hook my arm through a rung and hold on while I sucked air and my lungs ached. |
| His muscles felt cramped and disused, and his chest and rib-cage ached as if he'd been the loser in a fist fight. |
| I dove under and let the heat engulf me and sooth my muscles that still ached from the lack of sleep and heavy lifting I had done yesterday. |
| He chapped hands ached and she pined for a nice bath with cool soaps and nice linen sheets. |
| Her heart ached as the coldness gripped her and tore the dress to pieces, only shreds of innocent cloth lingering between her forsaken fingers. |
