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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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This was spelled out by the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans, which also conceded that such reform would be agonizing.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
For too many of us, the death penalty has only prolonged an already agonizing experience with a lengthy process that leaves us with more pain, despair, and isolation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Not knowing the reason behind their family’s separation is agonizing.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
For too many of us, the death penalty has only prolonged an already agonizing experience with a lengthy process that leaves us with more pain, despair, and isolation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Not knowing the reason behind their family’s separation is agonizing.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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 30 Dec. 2024.
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