agonize

Example Sentences

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“We don’t agonize, we organize, and this day, today, we have scores of events across the country, starting in New York,” Pelosi echoed hours later.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Refusing even a hint of introspection, she added: “We don’t agonize over what happened. We organize about what comes next.”

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

When they wed, their fans swoon; when stars divorce, people agonize over what went wrong.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024

Other families agonize over the unknown: Is my son alive?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Mom said when she and Dad visited him, Poppy would be hurting so much he could hardly talk, and Dad would agonize over it for days afterward.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam