agonizing

Example Sentences

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The defeat was a second straight for Philadelphia, who were coming off an agonizing loss to NFC East rivals Dallas in which they squandered a 21-0 lead.

From Barron's

In a message on her official X account posted while she was en route to a gathering of world leaders in South Africa, she confessed to agonizing over her wardrobe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe it’s a 4 a.m. love confession that almost feels angry, that’s pained with the agonizing passion that only an expansive lion heart could ever conjure.

From Los Angeles Times

It was more daunting — at times agonizing — to reach the decision six years later, in 2015, that God wanted him to tell his congregation that he was gay.

From Seattle Times

But this year’s cut is far larger than any before, leaving providers with agonizing choices about which staff and services to sacrifice, and barely a month left to cull them.

From Los Angeles Times