a long and agonizing battle with cancer
She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.
The agonizing wait was finally over.
He was in agonizing pain.
Recent Examples on the WebThe memory of Stonewall Jackson High School as a whites-only public institution until its integration in 1963 is not a distant echo of history but an agonizing experience for many Black residents of Shenandoah County.—Sarah Kohrs and Neil Thorne, TIME, 21 May 2024 The action, if that’s the right word, is focused on the slow, agonizing process of bleeding to death, narrated by blood trickling from the hands and feet of a crucified Jesus.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 The kidney stone remained trapped causing infection and leaving her in agonizing pain.—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024 Editors’ Picks In the most intimate cases, Christians are steering through agonizing, unfamiliar conflicts between their families and their God, or as some put it, between love and truth.—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for agonizing
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