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

They worked through hundreds of sketches by hand, then transported the design into Adobe Illustrator to agonize over details such as the curvature of the ribbon in its bottom right corner.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

I realize that for every good message, there will always be one that will agonize me.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak