anguish

Example Sentences

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But the singer’s tender melody and eye for detail convey the anguish at the heart of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I cannot begin to describe the anguish and trauma of the events of Boxing Day 2025," he said in a tribute released by Gloucestershire Constabulary.

From BBC

"We have multiple witnesses to the anguish that he was going through at his inability to get in and save his children and save his wife," Det Supt Ian Fletcher said.

From BBC

Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.

From Salon

"The anguish that this policy has created within the farming community has been widely publicised," he added.

From BBC