excruciating

Example Sentences

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In intensive care, the pain was "excruciating", and although he knew he was "totally blind" he tried not to "dwell on it".

From BBC

The excruciating delay did not help her nerves, she said.

From Barron's

A year later in Arizona, one of the most excruciating moments in Seattle sports history.

From Los Angeles Times

"The pain is excruciating, at its worst it's like barbed wire inside me and clinging to my organs. I am so ill I can often spend days in bed," Maguire said.

From BBC

She said she is still in excruciating back pain from her surgery.

From Los Angeles Times