Examples of agonizing in a Sentence
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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Social media is filled with quips and notes about the agonizing ways in which the show nails the corporate experience.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Coming to grips with what happened has been agonizing.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Being with or around someone with an addiction is agonizing and often is a constant worry and concern for their well-being and safety.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
For 45 agonizing minutes, a radiologist conducted yet another internal ultrasound.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Coming to grips with what happened has been agonizing.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Being with or around someone with an addiction is agonizing and often is a constant worry and concern for their well-being and safety.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
For 45 agonizing minutes, a radiologist conducted yet another internal ultrasound.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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