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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There are differing accounts of the agonizing dispute as residents and their homeowners association tried to stop the new condo.
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
One in two children under 5 are acutely malnourished; over 537,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a condition that is agonizing, life-threatening and entirely preventable.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, that madness is due to some brutal blunders that result in agonizing losses.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
In a cultural moment where conservative states continue to pass anti-drag and anti-trans legislation, the sources described an agonizing decision to come forward.
—Ben Shimkus, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
One in two children under 5 are acutely malnourished; over 537,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a condition that is agonizing, life-threatening and entirely preventable.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, that madness is due to some brutal blunders that result in agonizing losses.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
In a cultural moment where conservative states continue to pass anti-drag and anti-trans legislation, the sources described an agonizing decision to come forward.
—Ben Shimkus, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Agonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonizing. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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