headache

Example Sentences

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“We’ll handle the detailed process so you can focus on what’s important. Leave the headache and sea of confusing paperwork to us!” says the website for one such company, called Alumni Counseling Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The fact that visitors from overseas were targeted poses a headache for the government just weeks before Mexico co-hosts the men's football World Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The loss of that supply is a headache for miners that use the acid-leaching method, including some of Chile’s copper miners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Jiichan looked like he had a sudden headache.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata