anguished
Example Sentences
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It’s the emotional place where all the stories in this spirited, anguished book begins.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Scenes of celebration at the prison gates included several prisoners with shaved heads who shouted "We are free!" as they exited, ending an anguished wait by their families.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Catherine essentially becomes a character in a Sofia Coppola movie who grows increasingly trapped and anguished in proportion to her cosseting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
We would live in a swirl of anguished mass confusion.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026
They turned past a bend in the road, and although she could still hear Teenie’s anguished cries, Polly could see her no more.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
