agonizing

Example Sentences

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I was agonizing over whether to claim at 62 or wait until 70.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Once she learned this, he added, finalizing her return wasn’t as agonizing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The singer and his wife, photographer Rachel Demy, were in the middle of an agonizing breakup that would eventually lead to divorce.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In this agonizing final scene, we meet a new Iago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

What followed was an agonizing week of waiting for Evan to call me back to say that, yes, he was going to prom with me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi