excruciatingly
Example Sentences
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Prosser told AFP she will attend the hearing and spoke of the excruciatingly painful three years since her son's death on March 30, 2023.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Gold eluded her at every turn, by excruciatingly small margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
It can be excruciatingly difficult to leave a community that acknowledges, appreciates and validates its members.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
She is excruciatingly introspective but in perfect control of every sentence and emotion — withholding, sparing or repeating words to produce observations that gleam with intelligence and insight but keep their author shadowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
“It is excruciatingly cold,” I said, and he began to laugh.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
