excruciating
Example Sentences
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She faced an excruciating decision familiar to many minority families: how to balance the cultural and social education they want for their children against the academic preparation they need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Charities step in to help some people leave on chartered planes, as well as via long, excruciating journeys on overcrowded trains and buses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Kahlo painted dozens of self-portraits, many relating to the excruciating physical pain she continued to suffer as the result of a childhood accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Grace's periods began when she was 11, and by 13, she was having excruciating pains around the time of menstruation.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“It can enter the body of someone who is not a daraja, though I’ve been told it is excruciating when it does so.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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