Examples of agonized in a Sentence
an agonized cry of despair
one look at his agonized, tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
An agonized woman, writhing and coughing and gnarled by disease, is found in a field on the edge of town.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
But there’s plenty of agonized screaming, as well as lots of closeups of terrified faces.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Cannon’s agonized face fills the frame.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
An agonized woman, writhing and coughing and gnarled by disease, is found in a field on the edge of town.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
But there’s plenty of agonized screaming, as well as lots of closeups of terrified faces.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Cannon’s agonized face fills the frame.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Agonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonized. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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