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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.
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But the final plot twist is less a blowout than a private revelation that brings agonizing clarity — the kind of thing people write songs about.
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
And the many agonizing challenges Ricky faces along the way — holding down a job, commuting without a car, keeping his parole officer (Sheryl Lee Ralph) off his case — are derived from real life.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Iowa State, Stanford on agonizing bubble Would anyone like a play-in for the No. 11 seeds?
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, the Bibas family is daring to believe that more than a year of agonizing uncertainty may soon be coming to an end one way or another.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
And the many agonizing challenges Ricky faces along the way — holding down a job, commuting without a car, keeping his parole officer (Sheryl Lee Ralph) off his case — are derived from real life.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Iowa State, Stanford on agonizing bubble Would anyone like a play-in for the No. 11 seeds?
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, the Bibas family is daring to believe that more than a year of agonizing uncertainty may soon be coming to an end one way or another.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for agonizing
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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