Examples of backache in a Sentence
a patient suffering from backache
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Fluid moves differently in the body while in space, leading many crew members to feel stuffy, for example, or to experience headaches and backaches.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.
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And your lower trapezius muscles weaken and strain against the upward pull, leading to backaches and pain around the scapulae.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Tylenol is used to treat a several conditions, such as mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches and colds.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backache. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
backache
noun
back·ache
ˈbak-ˌāk 
: pain usually in the lower back
Medical Definition
backache
noun
back·ache
ˈbak-ˌāk
: a pain in the lower back
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