agony

Example Sentences

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With the agony of past heartbreak flooding back, McIlroy held his nerve to birdie the first play-off hole and win his first Masters.

From BBC

I just bent over and, on rising, was halted by the grip of agony on my lower spine.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s agony in Ann Arbor, a cautionary tale unfolding in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cawley described how one day she was lying in her bath in "absolute agony" and decided to look for support groups in the area and found Endometriosis UK.

From BBC

So 80 minutes of real agony but then I managed to play 15 minutes and those 15 minutes I'd really love to play again.

From BBC