anguished
Example Sentences
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Scenes of celebration at the prison gates included several prisoners with shaved heads who shouted "We are free!" as they exited, ending an anguished wait by their families.
From Barron's
Catherine essentially becomes a character in a Sofia Coppola movie who grows increasingly trapped and anguished in proportion to her cosseting.
But when he dreamed, it was of his father, searching for him with an angry and anguished face.
From Literature
The sister of one of the teachers killed was removed from the gallery after an anguished outburst aimed at defense attorneys.
An anguished outburst from the gallery by the sister of a teacher who was killed prompted the judge to warn lawyers that such behavior could also derail the trial.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
