excruciation
Example Sentences
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Every time she talks it’s pure excruciation, and she never stops talking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
It sacked Tiger Woods, who went in the water and triple-bogeyed it on the way to his 79 in what looked like quite some excruciation and preceded his withdrawal from the event come Saturday evening.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022
No, it also offered a vivid glimpse of excruciation, if that’s your thing.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2019
It’s no surprise that she’s a big fan of Larry David, the master of social excruciation.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2016
His calves were before me; and I waited in excruciation for discovery.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
