agony

For Doe and other accusers, those public honors brought private agony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

That we see the group start horrified and scared for their lives, and then watch as they embrace their place in the infinite agony to the point that it becomes comical, is remarkable.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Plus, more agony for England, readers weigh in on the greatest sports rivalries and Jason Gay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

He scored both goals as Brazil beat Germany in the final, standing in front of us in the world's media in Yokohama with the simple phrase: "The agony is over."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

I’m planning to do eight hill repeats, but by my fourth time up, every breath is agony.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“Funny how something can hurt that’s no longer there,” remarks a child named Alma, referring to agonies associated with an amputated leg in the intense German drama “Sound of Falling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Everest included sleeping at home with their heads in hypoxic tents meant to mimic the agonies of extreme altitude, reached the world’s highest summit on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

I think that Garrone trusts that his audience has some awareness of those agonies, and perhaps even a role in them.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

And the two sister-grandmothers, who had engineered the match between their closely related children and had then suffered agonies of doubt and guilt, drew breath again.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks