agonizing

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The mysteries of this life can be more agonizing than any grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

From the 80th minute to the final whistle, including five agonizing minutes of stoppage time, they could hardly keep the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It was agonizing to think of Togbe’s hopes for me, his rosy dreams for my future.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo