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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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Common symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, mild headache, and a low-grade fever.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Lassa fever symptoms While Lassa fever can be deadly, most people experience only mild symptoms, including slight fever, feeling tired and weak and headaches.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
At first, banks were distracted, handling the headache of working through legacy loan books in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
—Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Common symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, mild headache, and a low-grade fever.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Lassa fever symptoms While Lassa fever can be deadly, most people experience only mild symptoms, including slight fever, feeling tired and weak and headaches.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
At first, banks were distracted, handling the headache of working through legacy loan books in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
—Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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