anguish
Example Sentences
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His death reminded her of her mother's anguish when Jallad's brother was killed decades earlier.
From Barron's
Mr. Mahajan’s “The Complex” is an anguished, intelligent study of ambition decoupled from principles, and of the complacency and fear that allows it to thrive.
The exodus is causing anguish amongst New Zealand's lawmakers - on both personal and policy fronts.
From BBC
Most notably, Ms. Kaminsky portrays Alona’s anguish in her big revelation scene with a jagged vocal line that seems painfully extracted from her, with the cello echoing Timothi Williams’s vibrant mezzo.
Mr. Ireland also shows the anguish Trotsky suffered at the mistreatment of his family members left behind, many of whom were exiled or shot.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
