anguished
Example Sentences
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Buddy, though anguished by Odd’s arrival, warms to the idea when he spies Odd stealing Sook’s cameo brooch.
A few days before the LP was due, he switched up the end of “Jungleland,” adding more emphasis on the final line as well as anguished, wordless howls.
From Los Angeles Times
Many have camped outside the hospital- in cars or on the streets - their anguished cries echoing through the corridors.
From BBC
The family returned, resigned and anguished, having to face their greatest fear: being separated and deported.
From BBC
For 19 months of war, and now under a renewed Israeli offensive, this local cameraman - who I do not name, for his safety - has listened to the anguished cries of the survivors in hospital courtyards.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
