anguish

Almost a week after the quake, fatigue and anguish have taken a tough toll on volunteers and the families of the dead and missing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fathers questioning the ruling.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Hull Crown Court heard owner Robert Bush had caused "extreme emotional pain, anguish and upset".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

But Nolan puts the anguish of the war at the center of his movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

There was more humor than anguish in his tone.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

There’s also the debates over the graphic nature of scenes showing violence, sexual assault, the realities of historical enslavement, and other anguishes Black people experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

It may be on stage rather than screen, but Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin, currently running at the National Theatre, also applies mordant humour to the anguishes and indignities of reproductive life.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020

Their anguishes are likewise balanced, so you never know where to land your sympathy.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2018

For them there was nothing left—no more tremblings and flutterings and delicious anguishes, no more throbbing and pulsing, and sighing and song.

From When God Laughs: and other stories by Jack London

Their two duets—one of anguished farewell, the other of joyful reunion—were beautifully blended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

There were anguished gasps from the crowd as Gauff, in total control of the point, snatched at a drop shot and sent it sinking into the net.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

“Tommi Mejer is anguished over the terrible accident,” read the statement from attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

When Theo returns to Paris, he receives another anguished letter from Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Saying goodbye to them had been the single most anguishing moment of my entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Emerson recalled an occasion when he was forced to sit in silence for a long time during a session, which he found anguishing.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025

In the midst of an anguishing public health failure, some researchers are questioning the very way we determine who is at risk of suicide.

From Slate ● May 20, 2024

Experts say it's not just the hostage families who are trapped in an anguishing wait.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024

Christmas and New Year’s came and went like a slow and anguishing blur.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez