agonizing

Example Sentences

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Wood had been agonizing over what to say to convince the board to spare his life.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

He faced an agonizing 20-minute wait on the 18th fairway as Jacob Bridgeman, in the preceding group, played a shot from the beach that cracked off a cliff and back into the ocean.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter recently reminded his newsletter’s readers that NBC used to promote “Today” as “America’s first family,” pointing out that “this agonizing week has shown why.”

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

“The victim’s family has waited for an agonizing 30 years to get that call to let them know their loved one’s killer had been found and charged,” said Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

"Well, if you can feign love or compassion half so well as you can feign an agonizing death, you'll be as famous as Burbage."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood