agony

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Then comes the admission that captures the agony of those waiting at home: "What do I tell you? Sleepless nights, working on the phone."

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Living like this is agony," said Meyboll Font, a 51-year-old self-employed social media community manager.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

From Fort Lee, across the Hudson, Gen. George Washington watched the catastrophe in agony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

It had been a look nothing short of agony, a look of unfathomable pain.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“Funny how something can hurt that’s no longer there,” remarks a child named Alma, referring to agonies associated with an amputated leg in the intense German drama “Sound of Falling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

As in Park’s Pynchon-style satire and Angie Kim’s affecting “Happiness Falls,” “Flashlight” explores the collective experiences of Korean Americans, agonies closeted away, the rage that screams inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

It also creates an intense sense of apprehension, at least for viewers aware of the agonies experienced by refugees, migrants and asylum seekers worldwide.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

I had enough small agonies of my own.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson