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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Bear markets can be agonizing, but overall, markets are positive more often than not.
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Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But most of the buzz centers on the will-they-won’t-they romance of Staten (Duhamel) and Quinn (Kelly), who is agonizing over whether to leave Texas behind to pursue her musical dreams in New York.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
Finely crafted, yet one of the show's most agonizing episodes.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
What purpose can a teacher serve in the face of these agonizing circumstances?
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
But most of the buzz centers on the will-they-won’t-they romance of Staten (Duhamel) and Quinn (Kelly), who is agonizing over whether to leave Texas behind to pursue her musical dreams in New York.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
Finely crafted, yet one of the show's most agonizing episodes.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
What purpose can a teacher serve in the face of these agonizing circumstances?
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.
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